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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.

Leslie Rubin, Jeff Morris, Kaylin Searles Reported: Jul. 30, 2014 11:49 AM EDT Updated: Jul. 30, 2014 1:16 PM EDT Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Police said the house on Garvin Avenue where they found a child living in deplorable conditions was roach infested, had bed bugs and the ceiling was falling in at the residence.

Jefferson County Schools administrators will get a chance to discuss the nationwide learning target Common Core during a staff development program today at the Quality Hotel Conference Center in Harpers Ferry.

Water Ways features five water slides; a relaxing lazy river; a Jr. Olympic sized pool; two kiddy pools with waterfall, swings and slides; 18 hole miniature golf; large sun bathing areas, picnic shelters to accommodate 250 people with grill and bathroom facilities and eight other shelters.

Michael Wuest, a member of the Youth Leadership Association at Martinsburg High School, wanted to know what is needed so young people like himself would be able to stay in West Virginia.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Two men have submitted a proposal calling for a mountaintop lake in Charleston that would serve as a backup drinking water source.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is suing President Barack Obama's administration over allegations of hand-picking which laws to follow.

Taisha Walker Videographer: Taisha Walker Reported: Jul. 29, 2014 5:43 PM EDT Updated: Jul. 29, 2014 5:53 PM EDT Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia A Kanawha County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday increased the bond for one of two men accused of shooting down a Charleston bouncer.