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CHARLESTON, W.Va. Helping improve the health of our community is the goal of an area coalition.

Justin Townes Earle makes his third appearance on Mountain Stage , recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.

A Charleston attorney predicts the state Supreme Court's ruling will have a "chilling effect" on West Virginia's residents seeking public documents through FOIA requests.

Lawsuits against Freedom Industries Inc., whose leaky chemical tank polluted drinking water in West Virginia, were transferred from bankruptcy court to federal district court in Charleston last week to "assure efficient case administration."

A second employee at Arch Coal's Mountain Laurel Complex in Logan County has been fired in connection with a federal investigation focused on a possible kickback and billing scheme, according to WVOW Radio - a MetroNews affiliate.

I realize that the Department of Highway is not spending money to do potholes, but it would be nice if they would start cleaning up everybody's garbage on Vanmeter, Short and Bowers roads.

Voters in Kanawha County's 35th House of Delegates District are in the rare position of having more quality candidates to choose from than there are positions available.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. A battle is continuing to brew here in the Capital City, over a proposed change for groups who hold distance runs.

Metro 911 said a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon in Charleston.

Kanawha County Circuit Judge Duke Bloom has a hearing scheduled Tuesday morning on the City of Charleston's motion to remove county Prosecutor Mark Plants and his office from prosecuting city domestic violence-related cases.

Metro 911 said a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon in Charleston.

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Join Eyewitness News for a Town Hall featuring a panel of experts who will tackle the issues in the path going forward after the West Virginia water crisis.

Broadway in Charleston has announced their new season. The six shows are a mix of Broadway revivals and classic pop revues.

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A man wanted on a number of warrants was arrested Monday morning by South Charleston police after brief pursuit.

The upcoming sentencings of two key former Mingo County public officials are an opportunity for a southern West Virginia coal mining community shaken by corruption to start bouncing back, U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said.

The City of Charleston has been shelling out thousands of dollars over the past few years to host groups that hold walks and runs around town.

Even though there are some heated political campaigns already underway for West Virginia's 2014 primary and general election, the most interesting campaign news last week was the word from U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., that he may run for governor in 2016 when Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's second term is over.

Marshall University will serve as host of the 2014 Appalachian Institute of Digital Evidence Conference, a four-day event focusing on investigations with digital evidence, information security, open source intelligence, cell phone seizure certification and electronic discovery.

As I wandered around the Capitol Market for the Mac 'N' Cheese Cookoff held in early April as a fundraiser for the Childhood Language Center, I couldn't help but be in awe.

Voters in Kanawha County's 35th House of Delegate District, both Republican and Democrat, have many good choices for candidates.