MONTGOMERY, W.Va. — A 54-year-old woman died in an apartment fire early Thursday morning in Kanawha County.
Fire marshals said the blaze happened at the Rivermont Presbyterian Homes in Montgomery. The woman was the only person inside the apartment, investigators said, but other people at the scene inhaled some smoke and were treated.
According to initial investigation, the blaze may have started when the woman, using an oxygen tank, began smoking.
The state Fire Marshal’s Office is conducting an

 
Steffone Hawkins
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — South Charleston Police say a personal dispute between two individuals escalated into a stabbing.
Steffone Hawkins, 37, of Hurricane is charged with malicious wounding in the stabbing of the victim near the Southmoor Apartment complex in South Charleston. The incident happened in front of the apartments around 7:15 Wednesday evening.
Police haven’t released the name of the 50 year old victim, but said the wounds were not life threatening.
Hawkins

 
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Google announced its first round of community investments since making the announcement it will locate a data center in the Putnam County community of Buffalo.
Google will provide high dollar investments and donations to all area schools as well as the local senior center and fire department.  The money will be for various improvements which were communicated to the company as they sought input from the local community.   Google has indicated it plans to have more community

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A 76-year-old Fairmont woman is behind bars accused of stabbing her husband Wednesday afternoon.
Deputies responded to the call on Five Forks Road and found blood on the door and porch. The man who answered the door had a bandaged arm and appeared to be confused.
EMS on the scene unwrapped the bandage and found large gashes to the arm. The wounds had to be rewrapped immediately to control the bleeding.
According to police, the victim’s wife, Juanita Satterfield, screamed at

CHARLESTON, W.Va – From potholes to data centers, pollster Mark Blankenship says West Virginians are viewing local issues through the lens of finances.
That’s the message he gave to assembled leaders at the 2026 West Virginia Municipal League Conference in Charleston on Thursday.
“The overarching thing is the cost of living. They’re paying a whole lot more for more things than they ever have been, and it creates a little bit of anxiety among the voters right now, so they’re looking at everything

The state board overseeing West Virginia charter schools reviewed how laws recently passed by the Legislature will affect the system.
Charter schools are independent public schools that operate with freedom from many of the rules that apply to traditional public schools. In exchange for the operational flexibility, they must meet strict accountability goals outlined in their “charter” or contract, and they can be closed if they fail to perform.
West Virginia has six charter schools on physical

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