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A child was hurt and a second person was pulled from a burning home on Montgomery Avenue in Fairmont Wednesday afternoon. The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating.
A pedestrian was seriously hurt in a hit-and-run on West Main Street in Elkins. Police say the car later hit a utility pole, and 35-year-old Howard Gates is charged with leaving the scene.
A Fayette County student died after being shot inside an Oak Hill home Tuesday afternoon. Police have charged 18-year-old Gabriel Osorio with child neglect resulting in death.
Roman Heilman, a 6-year-old with autism missing since Sunday near Louisa, Ky., was found safe Tuesday by volunteers on horseback about a mile and a half from home.
Xander Ball, 18, who escaped a Wheeling detention center Oct. 10 while charged with attempted murder in a Star City shooting, was arrested Monday in Reynoldsville after tips from the public led U.S. Marshals to him.
A Lewis County grand jury has indicted Michael Chad Toms, 49, of Weston, on felony charges after an August chase that topped 100 mph, during which officers say he pointed a shotgun toward a pursuing officer's vehicle.
Charleston police have charged two juveniles with malicious wounding in the beating of the Wandering Wind Meadery owner outside his West Side business, and say more could be charged.
Troopers say a Normantown man fired a pistol outside a home near U.S. 33 while four children were inside. He's charged with wanton endangerment.
The Triadelphia shelter already had 24 dogs in a space built for 26 when about 15 more were seized. Here's how to adopt or foster.
Xander Ball, 18, escaped a Wheeling detention center Oct. 10. U.S. Marshals believe he's in the Morgantown-Clarksburg area and offer a $3,500 reward.
Charleston police are investigating after a man was attacked outside the Wandering Wind Meadery on the West Side early Sunday. No arrests have been made; tips and video can go to 304-348-6400.
KRT will offer free rides all day Tuesday, Nov. 3, on its buses and KRTplus, for any trip. Riders already charged for Election Day trips will be refunded automatically.
Two people suffered non-life-threatening stab wounds early Sunday after a fight involving three people in the 600 block of Kanawha Boulevard East in Charleston. No arrests yet.
The driver injured in Thursday's Route 33 crash at WBUC Road near Buckhannon has died, two days after his 27-year-old passenger was killed. Two children in the back seat had minor injuries.
A Saturday morning fire on Cecil Drive in Loudendale destroyed a family's home, their cars and two pets. The two people inside got out safely.
The Marshall University Marathon runs Sunday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Huntington. Expect traffic delays along the route, and cars parked in posted no-parking areas will be towed.
Police say a man ran off with a 5-year-old after his vehicle broke down on the 35th Street Bridge ramp; the child was found alone near the tracks and the man jumped into the Kanawha River before his arrest.
Former Bridgeport High football standout Mackenzie Holmes received a Good Samaritan Award after performing CPR on Daniel Rowan when he suffered a heart attack during a basketball game at The Bridge Sports Complex.
The state is covering the full cost to repair Beech Bottom's two water tanks, one out of service for over a year, and adding $400,000 to finally start a Route 2 water main and fire hydrant loop.
West Virginia State Police say a K-9 alert during a late-night stop on Route 20 near Cowen led troopers to a five-gallon bucket of suspected meth hidden under copper wire. Three people are charged.
A 35-year-old Texas man reported missing in Raleigh County was found dead near the Prince train station after a Wednesday night dirt bike crash on Route 41, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office says.
West Virginia will begin mailing Low Income Energy Assistance Program applications Nov. 2. Benefits top out at $2,000 per household, funding is first-come, first-served, and the deadline is Nov. 25.
Dominick Curtis Gray, 40, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced in the Dec. 26, 2023, shooting death of Beverly Hensley on Charleston's West Side, where her 9-month-old daughter was also grazed.
A diesel spill from a fuel tank punctured by road debris has closed the I-64 westbound Lee Street entrance ramp in Charleston, possibly until 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Use the Virginia Street ramp instead.
