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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.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Some runners in Kanawha County laced up Sunday for a good cause.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Sunday was not an easy day for people trying to fly out of Charleston's Yeager Airport.

In this 1957 photo, a B&O work train eases through Wheeling Station and up 17th Street toward Tunnel #1.