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...
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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
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
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...
Four arrested for firing weapons from rooftop
Wanton endangerment and conspiracy counts face four people cuffed in Nitro after firing a weapon early Sunday. It happened near 23rd and 33rd streets at about 3:30am. Police responding found the four on a...
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...
Concealed carry permits drawing demand
Concealed carry gun permits are a hot ticket in West Virginia. Between January first and the end of March, some 13 thousand state residents signed up to get one. Last year, more than 32...
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?
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,...
Missing girl found safe
Safe and sound…a 14 year old girl who was reported missing in Kanawha County was found Wednesday night. Ellen Marie Rhode’s family reported her her missing and they told police she may be a...
