Emergency officials are bracing for traffic backups as a major bridge is getting ready to close.

Cabell County Sheriff's deputies arrested three people Wednesday night in connection with a purse snatched from an elderly woman at an area Walmart.

A busy Logan County roadway was closed late Wednesday night after a crash between a gas tanker truck and a car. Dispatchers tell us the accident happened around 10 p.m. on W.Va. 10 near Man.

Despite West Virginians having a national reputation for unhealthy eating habits, a West Virginia University study finds that school nutrition is actually improving.

Wednesday marked the second day of the Cabell County smoking ban, and Health Department officials say so far, so good.

People who abuse or deal prescription drugs could have a harder time shopping for doctors and pharmacies in West Virginia under two measures poised to pass the Legislature.

Officers out looking for drunk drivers Wednesday night ended up chasing a man through the city of Charleston.

After several delays, repairs to the emergency stopping system at Yeager Airport have been completed.

Gov. Joe Manchin is calling for an extension to the legislative session to finish the state budget.

Carter County Sheriff Kevin McDavid tells WSAZ.com that between $700,000 and $1 million worth of heavy equipment and machinery has been recovered.

Gambling, state budget on Florida Legislature's agenda
MiamiHerald.com
TALLAHASSEE -- Gambling talks continue in the Legislature Thursday, as the House committee charged with drafting a gaming compact ...

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Police get grant money to fight terrorism
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"The foremost obligation of government is public safety," Gov. Bob McDonnell said in a news release. "It is critical that all localities have the tools they ...

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State demands details on gas drillers' water use
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... companies fracking for coalbed methane. The information collected will help create a state Water Management Plan, which is due with the Legislature in 2013.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection wants details about where oil and gas producers are getting water for wells and how theyll dispose of it.A new online form requires companies to cite the source theyre withdrawin...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. --State development officials are looking for a new owner to take over an aluminum fabricating plant in Harrison County that closed last year.West Virginia Economic Development Authority executive director David Warner says the agency and...

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- Two men are being sought in the investigation of a series of arsons in Martinsburg.Eight arson fires involving a mixture of businesses and residences have occurred since the beginning of the year. Fire officials say the same metho...

KEYSER, W.Va. -- Mineral County health officials say a raccoon found in a Keyser neighborhood tested positive for rabies.Its the second rabies case in the county this year.John DelSignore with the Mineral County Health Department says residents shot and ki...

Charleston Catholic received the top seed and will face Region 4 foe Gilbert in an opening-round game of the boys high school basketball State Tournament next Thursday at the Charleston Civic Center.It will be the sixth straight year Catholic has adva...

In Depth: Budget Plan Senate-Bound
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