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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.

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.