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Fire tore through a home in Mink Shoals, shutting down Pennsylvania Avenue while firefighters battled the blaze. Everyone made it out safely. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating after a person died in a mobile home fire near the Jackson-Mason County line.

The Kanawha County Board of Education says it is taking the report of abuse of two special needs students very seriously. A teacher and two aides are accused of abusing students at Horace Mann Middle School. The board says they never received any complaints of abuse, but rather, it was discovered after a disruption in … Read more

A Jackson County teen was recognized Sunday for his work to honor veterans and fallen soldiers. 17-year-old Philip Lyons was part of an effort to place more than 680 American flags to line the graves at Ravenswood Cemetery. The graves were counted, tracked and mapped out as part of Lyons’ Eagle Scout project. Lyons received … Read more

The celebrations for the Marshall men’s soccer national championship win continue in Huntington and some restaurants got together to raise money for scholarships for the team. Organizers are calling it “The Green Mile Campaign” and businesses are donating proceeds from designated green food items purchased to the Corner Kick Club which funds scholarships for student … Read more

It has nothing to do with COVID this time. The city of Nitro’s public pool didn’t open as planned on Memorial Day due to a lack of lifeguards. The city made the announcement on social media Monday and asked for referrals if you know someone at least 15 years old who wants to be a … Read more

Herbert Hoover High School Principal Michael Kelley handed 175 seniors their high school diploma a week ago, and now the community is mourning the loss of two of its graduates. Last Tuesday, 18-year-old Khloe Barker died unexpectedly. Then, on Friday evening, 18-year-old Frank Early died in a car crash in Lincoln County. School is out … Read more

Drive safely this summer. The Governor’s Highway Safety Program is sending the reminder that the time period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is considered to be the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer on the roads, with accidents typically increasing. With COVID restrictions relaxing and vacations beginning, more drivers are expected on the roads so … Read more

It will be a busy summer in Charleston. Live on the Levee returns to Haddad Riverfront Park July 9th. The city will host three outdoor movie night at Big Lots on Patrick Street. Food Truck Fridays will continue through the summer. And Kanawha Boulevard will be closed between Court and Greenbrier streets on Sundays to … Read more

The fire is out at the Ergon petroleum processing plant in Newell. Homes and businesses near the plant were evacuated as a precaution. No one was hurt. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The company says It started in a processing unit.