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A woman is dead after being hit by her own car in Nitro. Investigators think the 96-year-old woman tried to get out of her vehicle without putting it in park, running her over. It happened on 3rd Avenue.

A fire on Beauty Mountain in the New River Gorge is fifty-percent contained. Conditions are improving with a few smoky areas and less fire activity. The National Park Service estimates over 130-acres are involved. The fire has been burning for several days. The Endless Wall Trail has reopened, but the climbing access ladders remain closed.

A man and woman are under arrest in Logan County and charged in a drug investigation after officers seized a significant amount of fentanyl, Xanax, and over two-thousand-dollars in cash. Member of the Drug and Violent Crime Task Force served a search warrant Friday in the 2000 block of Huff Creek Highway.

Cabell County deputies are looking for a man in connection to a stolen Jeep Wrangler. The Jeep was taken on November 16th from Green Valley Road. Police are looking for the suspect and a black Jeep. Photos are posted on the Cabell County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.

Sentencing is delayed for a Jackson County man who tried to stage his own death to avoid sentencing. Jesse Wood is charged with failure to register as a sex offender. He parked his car near the Ravenswood Bridge and sent an email to a friend about where his belonging could be found. The judge ordered … Read more

Family, friends, and dozens of Charleston police officers gathered to remember fallen officer Cassie Jonson. It’s been a year since Johnson was killed in the line of duty. Police Chief Tyke Hunt says a day has not gone by where he’s not thought of Johnson. During the ceremony, Hunt and Johnson’s mother placed a wreath … Read more

The Charleston Police Department will host a small ceremony in memory of Patrolman Cassie Johnson today, on the one-year anniversary of her end of watch. The ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. at the CPD Police Memorial located at Pennsylvania Avenue and Washington Street at I-64. During the ceremony, Chief of Police Tyke Hunt … Read more

Negotiations will resume later this month on a new contract for Special Metals workers. The strike has gone on for two months, and United Steel Workers Local 40 Union plans to meet with the company again December 14. The two sides met over two days this week but no deal has been finalized. About 450 … Read more

West Virginia’s 2022 football schedule includes a matchup against longtime rival Pittsburgh as well as a Thursday night Big 12 home game. The schedule released this week includes five conference home games. West Virginia will play at Pittsburgh on Sept. 3, followed by its Big 12 home opener a week later against Kansas. The Big … Read more

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection said a free tire collection event is coming up from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday in Clay County at the IGA Parking Lot on Route 15. Up to 10 tires per person will be taken. Tires must be off the rim, and only car and light truck … Read more