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Man swept away in Hocking River

Man swept away in Hocking River

Emergency crews in Athens, Ohio are looking for a man who was swept away in the Hocking River Saturday night. The 29-year-old man jumped into the river near the Whites Mill waterfall, and was...

Shots fired in South Charleston

Shots fired in South Charleston

One person is in custody after multiple shots were fired near the Southmoor apartments in South Charleston Saturday night. Police say twenty to thirty shots were fired around 8:30 p.m. No injuries were reported.

8-month-old suffers medical emergency

8-month-old suffers medical emergency

Kanawha County deputies are investigating after an 8-month-old child was hospitalized Saturday afternoon. Officers responded to a medical emergency call on Buckeye Lane in the Whispering Oaks area of St. Albans. An investigation is...

Police investigating Institute shooting

Police investigating Institute shooting

Police are investigating a shooting in Institute. It happened just after eleven Sunday night at an apartment on Smoot Avenue. The victim was taken to a local hospital with gunshot wounds to the arm...

RISE WV audit questions home reconstruction

RISE WV audit questions home reconstruction

A legislative audit is questioning whether any homes have been completed through the RISE West Virginia program. The audit says it doesn’t appear any home reconstruction has been completed, and that 48 of the...

Loughry Pleads Not Guilty

Loughry Pleads Not Guilty

Suspended West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry pleaded not guilty Friday to charges in a sweeping federal indictment that accuses him of mail and wire fraud, witness tampering and making false statements to...

Dupont Faces Lawsuits Over Teflon Chemicals

Dupont Faces Lawsuits Over Teflon Chemicals

The chemicals used by a West Virginia factory to make non-stick products are dangerous at levels the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had thought were safe, according to a federal study on PFAS chemicals. The...

Lawmakers Call for Loughry’s Impeachment

Lawmakers Call for Loughry’s Impeachment

West Virginia’s Senate president and House speaker are calling for impeachment proceedings that may be necessary for any member or members of the state Supreme Court. A letter from Senate President Mitch Carmichael and...