Nitro News

Some Nitro residents who've come to believe the city's serious financial problems were in the past may have been puzzled about council's recent decision to obtain lines of credit amounting to $400,000 from two ...

Lumber Liquidators Inc., which advertises itself as the largest specialty retailer of hardwood flooring in the United States, has opened a retail store in Nitro.

The vice president of a local architectural firm said his company is outraged by the comments of a top executive at Tri-State Racetrack.

Gov. Joe Manchin said Tri-State Racetrack owes the public an explanation on the status of its multimillion-dollar table games expansion, which was to include a 250-room hotel, conference center and ...

A transformation has begun at Tri-State Racetrack & Gaming Center, and rather than complain about delays in the long-awaited debut of table games, critics of the casino should "get off their duffs" and check it ...

A Kanawha County jury heard opening statements Monday in the trial of a man accused of illegally storing more than 1,000 tires in a Nitro warehouse that burned for almost 24 hours in May 2006.

A man accused of illegally storing thousands of tires in a Nitro warehouse that caught fire and burned for nearly 24 hours is on trial this week.

A trial is set to begin in Kanawha County Monday afternoon for a man accused of illegally storing tires that eventually burned for more than 24 hours.

The infamous blue haze has returned to the Kanawha Valley. Residents saw a thick blue haze descending on St.

Tri-State Racetrack and Gaming Center in Nitro has its first license to operate table games.

Gov. Joe Manchin, along with the near unanimous support of the Legislature, handed us an extremely modest tax break at this past week's special session by freezing West Virginia's gasoline tax at its current ...

Burrell Mining Products and Raleigh Mine and Industrial Supply agreed to the confidential settlement last month.

The Kanawha county smoking ban is now being enforced in bars, gambling parlors and at the Mardi Gras Racetrack And Gaming Center in Nitro.

An investigation is underway into a fire that occurred in Kanawha County early Thursday morning.

South Charleston has a new treasurer after the former one resigned in the wake of an investigation into alleged credit card misuse.

William Groves and Harrolyn Groves of Spencer defied courtroom odds by winning a $704,000 judgment without a lawyer, but now the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals tells them they can't collect it.

Consultants, Nitro city officials and officials for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency want citizen input into how to revitalize about 600 acres of industrial property in town.

If you're looking for the top prep football talent from across the Mountain State, they're in Institute.

Fifty lives a year could be saved by ground-breaking motorcycle helmet safety ratings revealed today by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick.

Columnist Rob Cornelius says natural gas may be the answer for high motor fuel costs.