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DOJ Recommends Keeping Blankenship Conviction

DOJ Recommends Keeping Blankenship Conviction

The U.S. Department of Justice says a federal court should not overturn the conviction of former coal baron Don Blankenship. Prosecutors argued Blankenship has not proved information was withheld from his 2015 trial and...

Businesses Compete in Decorating Contest

Businesses Compete in Decorating Contest

The Charleston Area Alliance is hosting the second annual window display contest for local businesses and organizations, and you get to be the judge. There are 31 businesses competing this year and they’ll have...

Millions hit the road for Thanksgiving

Millions hit the road for Thanksgiving

The West Virginia Parkways Authority is bracing for a busy week as holiday travelers hit the road. The two busiest days are the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday after. AAA says 54-million people...

Sobriety checkpoint Wednesday night

Sobriety checkpoint Wednesday night

Police are beefing up efforts to keep drunk drivers off the streets. Charleston police will set up a sobriety checkpoint Wednesday night on Chesterfield Avenue. Officers will be looking for drunk drivers, and will...

Thief breaks-in to Fire Station

Thief breaks-in to Fire Station

The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a break-in at the Tyler Mountain volunteer Fire Department in Cross Lanes. Surveillance video shows a man breaking into the back door Sunday morning and stealing a...

Suspicious death ruled a homicide

Suspicious death ruled a homicide

West Virginia State Police are now investigating a reported suspicious death as a homicide. Thirty-six-year-old James Hall was found dead inside his Spencer home Sunday afternoon. No arrests have been made.

Suspect flees during routine traffic stop

Suspect flees during routine traffic stop

A man who ran from a State Trooper during a routine traffic stop Monday afternoon was found trying to hide under a washed out three stump in the Guyandotte River. Twenty-three-year-old Zachary Sparks fled...