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Beckley Looks to Add Iconic Statue

Beckley Looks to Add Iconic Statue

Beckley officials want a landmark for the city, and they’re searching for the perfect idea — one that can be shaped into a quintessential monument to define the spirit of Beckley to residents and...

Bishop Wants Church to Help Fight Opiods

Bishop Wants Church to Help Fight Opiods

The bishop of West Virginia’s Episcopal Church is encouraging congregations to carry the opioid overdose-reversing drug naloxone. The Gazette-Mail reports the Rev. W. Michie Klusmeyer made the request at the West Virginia Episcopal diocese’s...

New schools for Kanawha County

New schools for Kanawha County

Kanawha County school officials have signed several contracts for a new Herbert Hoover High School and a new school to replace Clendenin Elementary. The elementary school should be complete by late 2020, and the...

Ambulance hijacker faces more charges

Ambulance hijacker faces more charges

Things seem to be getting worse for the man who hijacked an ambulance Tuesday night. Scott Marshall became combative when jailers tried to return him to his cell after his arraignment. Marshall hit a...

Missing St. Albans man

Missing St. Albans man

Police are looking for a missing St. Alban’s man. James Brogan was last seen Friday in the area of Spring Street. Brogan is 5’11”, 160 pounds; he was last seen wearing jeans and a...

A suspicious fire in Clarksburg

A suspicious fire in Clarksburg

A suspicious fire is under investigation in Clarksburg. A condemned home on Lee Avenue caught fire last night. No injuries are reported; no one lived in the building. The Clarksburg fire inspector is trying...