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Toll Increase is Approved

Toll Increase is Approved

Tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike are about to go up. The Parkways Authority met Thursday in Beckley, and approved the increase that will double the toll rate. Starting January 1, tolls will go...

Worst cities to live in

Worst cities to live in

Charleston is number 27 on the list of worst cities to call home. The 24-7 Wall Street study based its ratings on crime, the economy, education and housing. The worst place to live in...

Miner killed in Randolph County mine

Miner killed in Randolph County mine

A shuttle car operator died in an accident at a Randolph county mine. Forty-three-year-old Ronald Taylor suffered a head injury early Tuesday morning when his shuttle hit a steel object in the roadway at...

Blankenship starts petition drive

Blankenship starts petition drive

Convicted former coal executive Don Blankenship’s campaign is starting a petition drive to put him on the West Virginia general election ballot in the U.S. Senate race as the Constitution Party’s nominee. To get...

Revenue collections better than expected

Revenue collections better than expected

West Virginia’s revenue collections were higher than expected in May. Tax revenue was over 20-million-dollars above estimates. The Governor’s office says the state is on track to have a budget surplus at the end...

Turnpike tolls going up

Turnpike tolls going up

Tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike are about to go up. The Parkways Authority meets today in Beckley, and is expected to approve the increase. The new toll plan will double the fee from...

DUI Checkpoint Planned for Friday

DUI Checkpoint Planned for Friday

The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has another sobriety checkpoint planned this week. The checkpoint will be from 7 PM to Midnight on Friday, June 8th, 2018 on US Route 60 94 near Belle, and...