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The Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a burglary and fire in Wayne County. A home on Twelve Pole Creek in Dunlow caught fire. Investigators found evidence of a break-in to an out building on the property.

The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a break-in and arson in Cross Lanes. Someone broke in to an apartment on Walnut Valley Drive and set it on fire. No one was hurt. There is a five-thousand-dollar reward for information that leads to a conviction.

Logan County police tracked down a man who ran away from a traffic stop by following his footprints in the snow. They found thirty-three-year-old Jody Adkins hiding in a closet in a home in the Mud Fork area.

One of the two Marines killed in North Carolina when a truck overturned was from West Virginia. Eighteen-year-old Zachary Riffle was from Kingwood. He and another soldier died when the truck they were riding in over turned and they were ejected near Camp Lejeune.

Several fire departments responded to a house fire in the Jefferson area of Kanawha County early Thursday morning. Metro 911 dispatchers said Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department, Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department, West Side Volunteer Fire Department and South Charleston Fire Department responded to the call in the 600 block of Hampshire Drive. Everyone that was inside … Read more

Officials have launched a new initiative to combat health care fraud in West Virginia. U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld said the Mountaineer Health Care Fraud Strike Force will use data to uncover waste and abuse. Representatives from seven agencies discussed fraudulent billing patterns and identified new targets. The strike force also will engage with providers and … Read more

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the rape conviction of a former Marshall University student this week. Joseph Hardin was convicted in 2020 on two counts of second-degree sexual assault and he was acquitted on two counts of sexual assault. The two guilty counts pertained to one victim; the two not guilty counts pertained to … Read more

A man from Putnam County has pleaded guilty to identity theft after he defrauded a bank and two senior citizens. The U.S. Department of Justice said Robert Jones of Hurricane admitted he had forged checks belonging to an elderly homeowner in Clendenin after being hired as a handyman. Jones has pending charges in Jackson, Lewis, … Read more

More than $17 million has been awarded for broadband expansion projects in West Virginia, including in Cabell, Putnam and Kanawha counties. Gov. Jim Justice said six projects were chosen to receive $17.4 million in grant funding through the Line Extension Advancement and Development program. Among them is a Comcast project that would install about 58 … Read more

A name, image and likeness trust was announced this week. Country Roads Trust was established to obtain contributions to create NIL opportunities for Mountaineer student-athletes and its backed by an advisory council that includes Jerry West, Pat White, Darryl Talley, Pat McAfee, and several other former West Virginia athletes.