Ashley Perham

Public transportation in West Virginia faces ongoing funding issues, with services lacking in many communities throughout the state, including Kanawha County, where the KRT system recently cut several routes and did away with Sunday service.

The Rev. Jim Lewis, longtime minister of Charleston's St. John's Episcopal Church, social activist and founder of Manna Meal, died Sunday at the age of 90.

Updated Editor's note : An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed the Rev. Jim Lewis' age.

If you weren't paying attention, two consequential moments happened this week: The Rev. Jim Lewis, of Charleston, died at age 90 , and President Donald Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated image to his Truth Social account showing himself as Jesus haloed in light, laying a hand on a dead Jeffrey Epstein.

On April 20, 2026, Charleston, West Virginia, City Council approves $224K for Haddad Riverfront Park redecking project, $674K for new public safety center, and other expenditures.

By Amelia Ferrell Knisely West Virginia Watch Updated

Staff reports 2 min to read The family of a Sissonville man who drowned in the South Charleston Community Center pool has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of South Charleston for $250,000.

Thousands filled Kanawha Boulevard East from Haddad Riverfront Park to the Capitol on July 4, 2026, in Charleston, West Virginia, to celebrate America's semiquincentennial as part of America 250 events.

Updated Six months into the city of Charleston's first round of opioid settlement grants, the funding is impacting lives in tangible ways.

As his wife, Becky, helped H. L. Kirkpatrick into his shiny, new robe he remarked that he had worn out four sets of robes before this one.