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William Jamey Thompson, 44, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud in U.S. District Court in Charleston, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin.

Late Kanawha County school board member Bill Raglin's chair sits empty Thursday as board members discuss his replacement.

Kallie Cart Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Dec. 12, 2013 3:39 PM EST Updated: Dec. 12, 2013 6:21 PM EST Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia A man was sentenced to 13 to 50 years in prison Thursday for two brutal shootings that took place inside a convenience store on Charleston's West Side.

Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. recently released his first Christmas album, "Christmas Made For Two," and his autobiography, "From Washing Cars to Hollywood Star."

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A St. Albans man has been arrested on charges of driving under the influence and causing injury following an accident that injured three people, authorities said.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association is seeking homes for 19 cats and three dogs that were removed from a Charleston residence.

The cast of more than 50 in Children's Theatre of Charleston's "Christmas in the Land of Oz," directed by Zach Davis, includes Loren Allen as the Tin Man, Alison Fletcher as the Wicked Witch, Megan Posey as Dorothy, Emma Tapley as Glinda the Good Witch, Erika Akers as the Scarecrow and Kennie Bass as the Cowardly Lion.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Members of Charleston City Council's Streets and Traffic Committee advanced four ordinances dealing with traffic changes in the city at its Wednesday evening meeting.

Bob Simpson opened the Summit Conference Center because he believed in face-to-face meetings and thought Charleston needed a place designed specifically for business meetings.

Black Sheep Burritos & Brews, a Huntington-based restaurant, will open a second location on Quarrier Street in Charleston.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office has released the name of a man who was shot and wounded Tuesday night in Rand.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Enrollment in West Virginia's health insurance marketplace has jumped in the past month.

Katelyn Sykes Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Dec. 11, 2013 11:30 AM EST Updated: Dec. 11, 2013 11:45 AM EST Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Big things are happening on Charleston's West Side.

Police believe Leslie Arnold Jr. choked a woman to death inside a Weirton apartment, stuffed her body in a closet and left her there for about two weeks before officers found her Saturday night.

Citizen groups are pressing West Virginia lawmakers to enact more restrictions to protect residents who live in the midst of the state's boom in natural gas production.

Logan County law enforcement have issued a wanted bulletin for Kelly Gerald Crosby, 31, who is on Post Release Supervision and had a GPS unit on him for the crime of the use of minors in filming sexually explicit conduct.

The state Department of Environmental Protection was ordered this week to work with coalfield citizens to reschedule the rest of an inspection of strip mining taking place near historic Blair Mountain in Logan County.

The Clay Center's spring 2014 season will feature some folk-rock titans, one of the stars of progressive bluegrass and a who's-who-of-the-blues tribute to Jimi Hendrix.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia A legislative committee plans to seek millions of dollars in new funding to hire 50 new state troopers in an effort combat sex crimes against children.