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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.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The prosecutor assigned to the case of the man at the center of the federal Mingo County corruption investigation agrees his guilty plea to drug charges should be thrown out "in the interest of justice."

Jeff Morris Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Dec. 10, 2013 11:00 AM EST Updated: Dec. 10, 2013 11:06 AM EST Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia If you missed the first Winter Series race, that is no excuse to sit on the sidelines this year.

Associated Press Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Dec. 10, 2013 9:04 AM EST Updated: Dec. 10, 2013 9:24 AM EST Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia The West Virginia School Building Authority has awarded more than $4 million for school renovation projects in nine counties.

Jeff Morris Web Producer: Jeff Morris Also Contributing: Doug Harlow Reported: Dec. 10, 2013 10:03 AM EST Updated: Dec. 10, 2013 10:12 AM EST Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia With temperatures expected to rise above freezing Tuesday afternoon, the worst of the weather event for the area is over.

Associated Press Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Dec. 9, 2013 5:27 PM EST Updated: Dec. 9, 2013 6:13 PM EST Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia A former Ripley police officer has been sentenced one year and one day in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography.

State Police Sgt. Aaron Nichols speaks in court Monday about some of the injuries he suffered that he'll never recover from.

South Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia South Charleston police could use your help to catch a downtown business burglar.

Bob Aaron Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Dec. 9, 2013 10:41 AM EST Updated: Dec. 9, 2013 12:58 PM EST Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia A Kanawha County murder defendant pleaded not guilty Monday in circuit court.

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Taisha Walker Web Producer: Taisha Walker Reported: Dec. 9, 2013 6:02 AM EST Updated: Dec. 9, 2013 9:01 AM EST Cedar Grove , Kanawha County , West Virginia Two people are being treated at a Charleston hospital after a two-vehicle accident in Cedar Grove.

Daniel Pinkham's Christmas Cantata was the centerpiece of a substantial program by the Charleston Civic Chorus Sunday afternoon at the Baptist Temple.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia A proposed ethane cracker plant in Wood County likely would have to meet state greenhouse gas emission requirements.

A powerful storm brought up to 6 inches of snow to parts of West Virginia on Sunday, before warming temperatures brought sleet and freezing rain, making for slick roads and dangerous travel.

Homemade gifts brighten the holidays: From the left are coffee liqueur, peppermint schnapps, handmade candle, wire-wrapped cocktail rings, infused vinegars with decorative trophy stoppers, rice-sock heating pads, rosemary-infused salt, handmade soap and cookies with a handwritten recipe.