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West Virginia’s spring forest fire season has started with limits on outside burning now in effect. The season began Tuesday and runs through May 31. Outside burning is only allowed between 5 p.m. and...

Firefighters have been battling a blaze at Walmart in South Charleston. The store was evacuated last night as firefighters worked to put out a fire in the automotive section. There were flames and smoke...

The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from farm groups challenging a federal plan that limits pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. A lower court ruling will stand that upheld the EPA’s restrictions on farm...

Consol Energy Inc. is selling several mines and coal reserves to Coronado IV LLC. for $420 million. It says it will also suspend its dividend as it continues to deal with declining energy prices....

A federal inmate in West Virginia has been sentenced to an additional year and nine months in prison for possessing a weapon. Acting U.S. Attorney Carol Casto says in a news release that 36-year-old...

One thing is sure about the spring, besides blooming flowers and trees, and that’s potholes. City crews in Charleston have their work cut out for them. Some asphalt plants, including ones in St. Albans...

Marshall University will start offering undergraduate classes at its South Charleston campus beginning this fall. This will be the first time undergraduates will be enrolled at the satellite campus, which has been used for...

Charleston police said they will honor six citizens who they said have dedicated their lives to serving the city’s citizens. The Rev. Riccardo Flippin, Danny Dyess, Terri Berkley, Linda Ealy and Darrin Lester will...

Three organizations continue to help make bridges safer for West Virginia families after flooding last year left a lot of private bridges in need of repair. The Dailey family has lived in a Lincoln...

State tourism officials have launched a new campaign about pets. Last week the division kicked off its “West FURginia Fridays” campaign that asks people to share photos of their pets exploring parts of the...