Charleston News

Jeff Morris, Kennie Bass Reported: Aug. 1, 2014 11:42 AM EDT Updated: Aug. 1, 2014 12:41 PM EDT Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Friday marks a sad day for many people in the Kanawha Valley - the liquidation of assets begins for SportMart in Charleston.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Three-thousand Marines will be in the capital city Saturday as the Marine Corps League National Convention gets underway.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Alpha Natural Resources said Friday that they expect to layoff 1,100 workers.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia A grand opening is set for Friday and Saturday for a new vintage and antique shop on Charleston's West Side.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Those proposed Alpha Natural layoffs hit close to home, especially in Logan County, home of West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia The weekly summer concerts at Haddad Riverfront Park in Charleston continue Friday, bringing excitement to the city.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia A 911 call is released after police were called to a disturbance at a Charleston middle school involving Kanawha County Prosecutor Mark Plants and his ex-wife.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Multifest is back for its 25th year in the capital city.

Six cities in the Kanawha Valley are putting the final touches on their presentations for Monday's Home Rule Board meeting.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia A Charleston man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of aggravated identity theft.

Time is running out for those who want to file a claim against Freedom Industries in connection to the Jan. 9 chemical leak into the Elk River.

Rather than raise taxes, Republican Alex Mooney advocates putting national parkland on the auction block, the Republican candidate for Congress said at a West Virginia Business & Industry Council forum here last week.

A handful of passionate opponents spoke out Wednesday against proposed rule revisions for the disposal of waste material from drilling sites.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia There is probably no corner of the city which does not include a boarded-up home or two.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Organized by the coal industry in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania, approximately 2000 union workers and other coal supporters gathered at a minor league soccer stadium to oppose President Barack Obama's energy policies.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia State fire marshals said a smoldering cigarette ignited a couch in a living room, causing a house fire in St. Albans that killed two people.

Oak Hill , West Virginia West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources employees picketed outside the agency's Fayette County office to raise awareness over what they call large, unmanageable caseloads.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia A St. Albans woman accused of killing her mother and the man accused of helping her both pleaded not guilty Wednesday to new indictments.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia West Virginia State Police handed out hundreds of texting and cell phone citations -- the most by far out of six state police agencies participating in a distracted driving enforcement project.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Charleston police said a man and two others robbed a teen, taking his shoes, shorts, cell phone and $5.