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Expect more water main breaks

Expect more water main breaks

The freezing temperatures have caused water main breaks throughout the region. West Virginia American Water says there have been nearly 90 water main breaks in the Kanawha Valley in the past week. American Water...

Cold classrooms should be warmer today

Cold classrooms should be warmer today

Maintenance crews have been working through the night to fix the heat in several school building. Kanawha County School officials say four schools dismissed early yesterday and one school was closed due to lack...

Agencies Work to Crack Down on Pill Mills

Agencies Work to Crack Down on Pill Mills

A nationwide group of federal law enforcement officials have new access to a broader array of prescription drug databases, Medicaid and Medicare figures, coroners’ records and other numbers compiled by the Justice Department, and...

Three Murders from 2017 Still Unsolved

Three Murders from 2017 Still Unsolved

While Huntington deals with its highest homicide rate in recent years, Charleston police say the number of murders in 2017 was about the same as in the past. There were nine murders in Charleston...

Copper Thefts Lead to Phone Outages

Copper Thefts Lead to Phone Outages

Some Mingo County residents are still without phone service, and copper thefts are to blame. The problem has been especially bad near Delbarton, when copper thefts knocked out phone service around Christmas time. Repairs...

First baby of the New Year

First baby of the New Year

The first baby of the New Year was born at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Baby Ace arrived at 12:06 Monday morning. Parents, Kendra and Stephen Zeigler are from Barbousville. Ace weighed in at six-pounds ten-ounces....

Lumber Yard fire still burning

Lumber Yard fire still burning

A lumber yard fire in South Shore, Kentucky is still burning. The fire at Graf Brothers Flooring and Lumber started Saturday night and fully engulfed the 75-thousand square foot warehouse. Investigators will be on...

Charleston service fee going up

Charleston service fee going up

It will cost you more to work in Charleston. The city service fee is going up 50-cents to 3-dollars per week. The increase will generate an additional 1-point-three million dollars to help the city...