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Free Drug Testing Kits Are Available

Free Drug Testing Kits Are Available

The effort to crack down on drugs continues. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says free drug-testing kits are a way to open up dialogue between parents and their children. The free kits are available at...

Alpha Files for Bankruptcy

Alpha Files for Bankruptcy

Alpha Natural Resources is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and they become the fourth big coal producer to do it within the last two years. The company operates about 60 coal mines throughout...

School Buses to Get Extended Stop Signs

School Buses to Get Extended Stop Signs

Some school buses will be temporarily equipped with extended stop signs to keep drivers from passing. The two-week pilot program begins Aug. 24 in Kanawha, Cabell and Greenbrier counties. The state Department of Education...

Gas Prices Drop

Gas Prices Drop

The national average price for regular unleaded gasoline has dropped for 12 days in a row, which is the longest consecutive decline since January. Most drivers are paying the lowest July prices since 2009...

Motorcyclist dies in crash

Motorcyclist dies in crash

A Beckley man died after police say his motorcycle crashed into a guardrail in Pipestem Saturday evening. The victim is identifed as 41 year old Christopher Mills. He was thrown from his bike on...

Charleston energy efficiency challenge

Charleston energy efficiency challenge

Bsiness officials, community reps and people who live in Charleston’s East End were talking energy efficiency Thursday. It’s part of an effort to improve energy efficiency in both homes and businesses around the area....

Did you see saw thief?

Did you see saw thief?

Who is he? That’s the question South Charleston police want answered in the wake of a chainsaw ripped off from a Lowes two weeks ago. The suspect pushed a shopping cart into the store,...