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Nearly three years after Wheeling Hospital purchased the former Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy, dirt is moving at the site - but hospital officials said they have nothing to announce concerning a future use for the property.

South Charleston police were still looking Friday for a 19-year-old woman who they allege has been using the promise of sex to operate a robbery scheme.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia State and federal environmental officials say they don't have a way to monitor air quality as chemical storage tanks are taken down at the industrial site that fouled public drinking supplies for 300,000 West Virginia water customers.

Kaylin Searles, Martin Hicks Reported: Jul. 11, 2014 8:04 AM EDT Updated: Jul. 11, 2014 8:43 AM EDT Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Foodies can almost dub this Friday as "Free Food Friday" with the multiple cheap eats that are available.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Trash seems to be a problem in some areas of Charleston, but on Thursday several people did the dirty work themselves to help tidy up one area.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Crews are on the scene of a possible water rescue in Charleston.

Peninsula Charleston's streets have changed dramatically. More cars are being driven, and more drivers are on their cell phones.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia A new study shows a chemical that spilled into West Virginia's biggest drinking water supply in January could be more toxic than a previous test indicated.

Bob Aaron, Jeff Morris Reported: Jul. 10, 2014 3:13 PM EDT Updated: Jul. 10, 2014 5:26 PM EDT Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Authorities said a driver who hit multiple vehicles and fled the scene has died from injuries he received when he flipped his vehicle on Interstate 79 near Mink Shoals.

New leaders are making changes within the Social Security Administration, but Republican Congressman Jim Lankford said it will take years to fully implement the kinds of reforms the agency needs - especially when it comes to disability benefits.

Years after the Monsanto plant near Nitro closed its gates for good, those who lived in the shadow of the herbicide plant finally have resolution in a longstanding court battle with the company.

Associated Press Also Contributing: Kaylin Searles Reported: Jul. 10, 2014 8:30 AM EDT Updated: Jul. 10, 2014 8:47 AM EDT Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Child care workers at the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind are asking the state Board of Education to reconsider a new policy requiring them to obtain an associate's ... (more)

Associated Press Also Contributing: Kaylin Searles Reported: Jul. 10, 2014 8:13 AM EDT Updated: Jul. 10, 2014 8:21 AM EDT Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Local fire departments are sharing more than $10,000 from West Virginia American Water to buy gear and training materials.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Charleston Sanitary Board officials said they hope to have a city intersection back open Thursday evening.

The banks of the Elk River, where Kanawha County emergency services eventually determined the chemical had seeped through a secondary containment barrier, is seen on January 10, 2014 in Charleston, West Virginia.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Two big political names are about to get involved in the race for U.S. Senate in West Virginia.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Imagine Charleston unveiled its proposed plans Wednesday evening, which include changing some of the city's one-way streets back to two-way traffic.

Taisha Walker Videographer: Taisha Walker Reported: Jul. 9, 2014 6:24 PM EDT Updated: Jul. 9, 2014 9:35 PM EDT Winfield , Putnam County , West Virginia Bond will remain at $500,000 for a Charleston father charged with child abuse resulting in the death of his son.

The former circuit judge of Mingo County has named a new attorney to represent him in his attempt to have his 50-month federal prison sentence reconsidered.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia A 52-year-old Logan County man faces up to three years in prison after admitting to filing false tax returns in connection with a kickback scheme that authorities said involved an Arch Coal official.