Ashley Perham

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Izak Surface, a man accused of killing Lora Farley, 36, in January 2024 in his Charleston, West Virginia home has been found competent to stand trial, a Kanawha County Circuit Judge announced Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. Izak Surface, 21, has been indicted for a third offense of domestic violence after police allege he pushed his grandmother down stairs and first-degree murder in connection with Farley's death.

A Charleston, West Virginia man who pleaded guilty to shooting at a Kanawha County sheriff's deputy in February 2024 was given the maximum sentence in court Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. Nathan Allan Oxley, 44, was sentenced to a maximum 45 years in prison for the five charges he pleaded guilty to in August 2024.

Eight families are planning to sue the Cross Lanes Child Care and Learning Center following a teacher’s arrest for abuse of her students.Amber Elizabeth Seiler, 29, was arrested Friday, Oct. 29, 2024 for felony and misdemeanor abuse charges relating to her class of 4-year-olds at the facility.The arrest came the day after an audio recording was posted to Facebook that appears to depict Seiler spitting on a student.

Kids at the Kanawha City Community Center, in Charleston, West Virginia spend their Wednesday afternoons traveling around the world — through their stomachs. The Kids Supper Club, which started in August 2024, introduces kids to international foods with the help of local restaurants.

Deb Rusnak, Republican nominee Kanawha County, West Virginia Prosecuting Attorney, has raised $208,400 in total campaign contributions — more than the combined fundraising of the Secretary of State candidates, according to the most recent campaign finance reports. Rusnak’s opponent, Democrat John Mitchell Jr., has raised $39,100 in total contributions.

The City of Charleston is looking for a firm to assess the concrete facade of the Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, West Virginia City Manager Ben Mishoe said Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2024, at the Coliseum & Convention Center Board meeting.

The Religious Coalition for Community Renewal is hosting their first housing fair in Charleston, West Virginia on Nov. 2, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will have information for anyone interested in renting a place or buying a home.

The Kanawha County Commission approved a $16.2 million contract to renovate the Judicial Annex with the intention of making changes to the scope of the project to lower the cost.

After a year’s gap in federal funding, the Charleston, West Virginia YWCA’s Alicia McCormick Homes program for homeless victims of domestic violence is ready to start again. The program offers 10 transitional housing apartments to women who are homeless as a result of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence or stalking. The women and their children can stay in the apartments for up to two years. The YWCA pays for rent and utilities, while a $500,000 federal grant from the Department of Justice provides for support services such as safety planning, counseling and life skills coaching, said Michelle Parilac, program director, who said she was not given a reason why the grant was denied last year, but this $500,000 will last the program three years.