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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Seven people have applied to fill the remainder of Michael Thornsbury's term as Mingo County Circuit Court judge.

Larry E. Nunnery, 45, of Madison, was charged with allegedly embezzling almost $3,000 from Boone County's fire service fee while acting as assistant chief of the Madison Fire Department, said Sgt.

Several waves of heavy rain will move across the region Thursday night through Saturday morning, according to a hazardous weather outlook issued by the National Weather Service.

Jeff Morris Web Producer: Jeff Morris Also Contributing: Doug Harlow Reported: Dec. 5, 2013 10:47 AM EST Updated: Dec. 5, 2013 10:53 AM EST Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia A flood watch is in effect Thursday night through Saturday morning for the Eyewitness News viewing area in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kanawha County prosecutor Mark Plants recently convened a special grand jury term to the indictment of drug dealers and drug users.

The West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance announced that the comprehensive summary of Cabinet Secretary Rick Thompson's statewide Listening Tour is available under the "Resources" tab of the department's website at www.veterans.wv.gov .

Some families struggle to rebound after a tragedy. That's why Union Mission Ministries wants to provide them with something to fall back on.

Jerry Seinfeld will bring his observational humor to town with a stand-up comedy show at 7 p.m. Friday at the Charleston Municipal Auditorium.

Leslie Rubin Videographer: Matt Durrett/Troy Morgan Web Producer: Leslie Rubin Reported: Dec. 4, 2013 4:46 PM EST Updated: Dec. 4, 2013 6:39 PM EST Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia In our tech savvy times, thieves are thriving from what is being dubbed the modern day purse snatching.

Country superstar Keith Urban's "Light the Fuse Tour" makes a stop in Charleston with a performance at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Charleston Civic Center.

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Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Papa Johns in the Eyewitness News viewing area are stepping up big to help fight Parkinson's disease.

Nitro police arrested a West Virginia Division of Corrections inmate who did not return to the Charleston Work Release Center on Monday.

Associated Press Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Dec. 4, 2013 9:44 AM EST Updated: Dec. 4, 2013 9:50 AM EST Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's administration is considering mid-year budget cuts to offset a decline in state revenues.

Area legislators listened to - and even sympathized with - the financial plight of state teachers and service personnel employees Tuesday night, at a special session sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers and West Virginia School Service Personnel Association.

Mary Alice Goffaux Lucas, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, gourmet cook and great friend, died Nov. 27, 2013, in her home in Roswell, Ga., surrounded by her family.

A two-story, 12-room estate house built for a Charleston lawyer and newspaper publisher in 1852 will be the classroom for "Glenwood and the History of Charleston," a seminar for students in Marshall's Graduate Humanities Program and interested members of the public.

Prosecutors have dropped charges of attempted murder against a Charleston man in a shooting that injured two people near a West Side restaurant.

Taisha Walker Videographer: Troy Morgan Web Producer: Bethany Simmons Reported: Dec. 3, 2013 1:20 PM EST Updated: Dec. 3, 2013 4:15 PM EST Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Tuesday marks a National Day of Giving.

Jeff Morris Videographer: Stefano DiPietrantonio, Bob Aaron Web Producer: Jeff Morris Also Contributing: Stefano DiPietrantonio Reported: Dec. 3, 2013 2:05 PM EST Updated: Dec. 3, 2013 6:15 PM EST Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia A male suspect who had barricaded himself inside a Charleston housing complex has been taken into custody.