Kim Rafferty
Reporter
Charleston, West Virginia

Kim Rafferty is a multimedia journalist with WSAZ. Kim is originally from Nashville, Tennessee, but has come to love Charleston and the surrounding area she now calls home. Kim graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in multimedia journalism and French studies. Meeting people and telling their stories is Kim's passion.
Education
Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 7:45 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
The traffic lights have been installed and should start functioning in two weeks.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 4:49 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty and Jordan Gartner
A Bible study will be offered to students before school at a high school in West Virginia.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2023 at 7:11 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
The club, which has been approved, is optional for students and will be in the morning before school.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 9:34 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
This training is one of the most important parts of mine rescue teams.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2023 at 7:25 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
“Shows the community that we care for him and for the game," one student said.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 7:35 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
“It is a zero tolerance 10-day suspension recommendation for expulsion."
Updated: Aug. 10, 2023 at 7:02 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Sgt. Jamie Harris said the scholarship to help Maynard’s name live on is to help others in law enforcement further their careers, just as Sgt. Maynard went above and beyond for his own career.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2023 at 6:58 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Fifty volunteers were called on, and 53 answered.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:48 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
The last time Patricia Bennett saw her brother, she ate lunch with him and his two children.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2023 at 3:31 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
The U.S. Dept. of Education says schools in Mingo County are in violation of Title IX.
Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 6:38 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
McCann puts up each banner that lines the city streets.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 4:19 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
“It appears that while he was driving he was just spraying randomly shooting over toward one direction,” Williamson Police Chief John C. Dotson said.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 10:41 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
The interim superintendent reports changes to the school system since the takeover.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 7:33 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Company president, Paul Price, said the service has been out a total of over two weeks since November.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 7:24 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Crum Public Service District officials said they have never seen this many leaks and burst meters after freezing temperatures.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 5:38 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Investigators say the incident happened Wednesday in the 1100 block of Browns Run Road in Chapmanville.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 10:58 AM EST
|By Alyssa Hannahs and Kim Rafferty
The accident happened along state Route 49 around 1:30 p.m. Monday.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 7:28 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
“The first one, the black one, the whole entire driver’s side was taken out,” a car dealership employee said.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 7:11 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
“I don’t feel like they listened to the parents' concerns then or even now,” said Teresa Brooks, who's a parent.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 7:29 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said some sober living homes could be violating the law.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 9:01 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
He served on the department for more than 30 years.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 7:27 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
An update to a WSAZ investigation reveals a big change for a deadly intersection.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2022 at 11:35 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Baby Steele has spent almost 300 days in the hospital since he was born.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2022 at 10:04 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Avery will be completing her therapies at Cabell-Huntington hospital.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2022 at 9:22 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty and Brandon Robinson
Kevin Horn and his family are desperately searching for their sister Brittany Duff who went missing on June 12th.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2022 at 9:17 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty and Brandon Robinson
Crews say it was a dangerous fire to tackle because of the chemicals stored in a back building.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 6:51 AM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
James Nagle tells the story of his brother John who lost his life in the Huey helicopter crash and their roots in southern, W.Va.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 7:01 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Wes Wilson has three previous flights on the historic helicopter.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 1:43 AM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
"I have never known a storm like this in the Man area,” said Beverly Carter who has lived in the Becco community for over 40 years.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 6:33 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
At least 10 people have died in traffic accidents at the intersection.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 10:32 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Logan County deputies are searching for the person that dumped tons of trash near Pines Creek.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 2:28 AM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
The crash happened Friday morning along Route 119 and Old Logan Rd.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 3:08 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff and Kim Rafferty
A man is facing sexual abuse charges after an incident where he is accused of inappropriately touching an 11-year-old girl.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 1:32 AM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
The store helps people recovering from addiction while offering a wide variety of clothes.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2022 at 3:17 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
A dam broke spilled hundreds of millions of coal slurry down the Buffalo Creek watershed.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2022 at 11:20 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Montgomery Mayor Greg Ingram said they have a suspect.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 10:40 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Brush fires have been common with windy conditions in our region.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2022 at 10:58 PM EST
|By WSAZ News Staff and Kim Rafferty
The WVDEP was notified of a possible spill in the area and has an inspector en route to investigate the situation.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 3:18 AM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
The grant make firefighters safer, and create a greater ability to fight fires more quickly.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2022 at 6:56 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Emergency crews spent Monday and Sunday assessing damages throughout the county.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 7:17 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
The Dunbar Police Chief explain what a catalytic converter is and why they are stolen -- after an incident that happened Monday along Interstate 64.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2021 at 3:00 AM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
The task force looks to treat smokers as West Virginia ranks one of the highest for people who smoke tobacco.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 10:55 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Firefighters say the building's owner, who was renting out storage units for people to live in, has not gotten back with investigators.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2021 at 2:34 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Getting the designation and continuing clean up efforts on the river will bring new opportunities for Mingo County.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2021 at 6:12 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Logan firefighters say the fire was suspicious and called the state fire marshal to investigate.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2021 at 6:27 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Rusty Nelson died in the crash. His wife Savannah has lost her leg, among other injuries.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2021 at 1:54 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Deputies say a man was arrested in connection to a murder in Mingo County Friday.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 5:44 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Owners Andrew and Heather Palmer hope to open shop in the next few months.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2021 at 9:33 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Silas Lee died on Sept. 9th, now the family wants to remember him and help bring attention to issues surrounding child abuse.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 9:13 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair voiced his opposition to the federal vaccine mandates.