Chlorine Leak
A rupture in a tank car is what led to the chlorine leak at the Axiall Plant near Proctor on Saturday. An emergency management team made the determination after looking over the area yesterday....
Local News
Escaped Inmate Captured in Beckley
An escaped inmate from North Carolina has been caught here in West Virginia. 34-year-old Jason Strickland was found Wednesday when he checked into a homeless shelter in Beckley and was arrested by the Raleigh...
More AC Problems Reported at Schools
Air-conditioning problems continue to plague the school district. That closed at least three Kanawha County schools on Friday, and the Charleston Gazette-Mail reports a school where teachers filed a grievance over years of AC...
Trucker Arrested After a Woman is Held Against Her Will
State police arrested a semi-driver and charged him with kidnapping after tracking him down on the West Virginia Turnpike, just south of Beckley. 42 year old Brandon Lord Wilkins was tracked by his cell...
Duke Divinity School
Eric and Alicia Porterfield met while attending Duke Divinity School in the 1990s. This month marks the first time that Eric and Alicia Porterfield’s careers are converging as staff members of the same congregation
Dog Lovers
Dog lovers can get a guide of pet-friendly attractions in West Virginia. The free, 20-page booklet lists places to go and things to do while accompanied by pets on leashes. The state Division of...
Court will hear cases at arts center
The state Supreme Court is heading to Marshall University next month. The court will hear three cases at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center on Sept. 20 as part of the school’s celebration...
Ronald McDonald House
The Ronald McDonald House in Charleston is set to open in a couple of weeks. The new “home away from home” is located next to the CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital. The current Ronald...
Hotel Employee Admits to Taking Money
A former hotel employee in West Virginia has admitted to embezzling more than $955,000. U.S. Attorney Carol Casto says in a news release that 52-year-old Mark Kuhn of Milton pleaded guilty to wire fraud...
WV man wins money
A West Virginia man is a million-dollar lottery winner despite losing his ticket. Teddy Harbert of Worthington bought the lucrative ticket from a convenience store at the end of last month and could not...
