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Neighbors Welcome the Yeager Airport Fix

Neighbors Welcome the Yeager Airport Fix

Work is underway on a project to remove part of a manmade hillside at Yeager Airport that collapsed earlier this year. Neighbors agree that construction is a welcome relief, according to WCHS TV, after...

Distracted Driving Targeted by State Police

Distracted Driving Targeted by State Police

Troopers from six states are targeting distracted drivers. The 6-State Trooper Project brings together officers from the State Highway Patrol in Ohio and state police in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia and...

Blankenship Lawyers Prep for Fall Trial

Blankenship Lawyers Prep for Fall Trial

The trial is two months away, but lawyers in the Don Blankenship trial are busy getting strategies together now. Lawyers for Blankenship will try to prove he had ambitions to improve safety performance at...

Work on Yeager Hillside Begins Today

Work on Yeager Hillside Begins Today

Work is scheduled to begin today on removing part of the manmade hillside at Yeager Airport that collapsed earlier this year, after a Kanawha County Circuit judge’s ruling. The material collected from the site...

Litter Control Grants Awarded

Litter Control Grants Awarded

More than two dozen entities have received little control grants from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. The DEP says it awarded matching grants totaling more than $71,000 to 28 solid waste authorities,...

Nitro Police Chief Steps Down

Nitro Police Chief Steps Down

The Nitro police chief has stepped down for personal reasons, and Mayor Dave Casebolt says the interview process for his replacement will start today. Chief Brian Oxley is still serving as the interim police...