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Investigators suspect arson in a Sissonville fire. The blaze broke out at the Meg Village Apartments. No one was hurt. Four people are displaced.

A deadly crash involving multiple vehicles shut down all lanes of MacCorkle Avenue Friday evening. One person died and others were injured, according to Metro 911 dispatchers. The roadway was closed from the Kanawha Turnpike to Corridor G South as Charleston police investigated what led up to the crash.

Gov. Jim Justice is extending a closure of Monongalia County bars. The new executive order extends the closure for an additional 10 days, effective until Thursday, Aug. 13 at 12:01 a.m. The order keeps all bars in the county closed for on-premises customers, but still allows for carry-out orders. The governor said the move was … Read more

A new women’s addiction treatment center is opening in a familiar spot in South Charleston. Appalachian Behavioral Healthcare will be housed at the old Rock Lake Pool. You might also remember it as a mini golf course after the pool closed years ago. Pollen8 is a nonprofit that creates programs for women with substance abuse, … Read more

A jury is deliberating in a federal civil trial in which a man accused two Logan County police officers of using excessive force during a 2018 encounter. Jurors began deliberating Thursday at the U.S. Courthouse in Charleston in the case brought by Frank Morgan Jr. against officers Joshua Tincher and Kevin Conley. The Charleston Gazette-Mail … Read more

Senator Joe Manchin says he has received assurances that there are no immediate plans to close some West Virginia post offices. Some post offices around the state had posted notices that they would be closing at the end of August. The U.S. Postal Service says it will not close any offices, but is conducting feasibility … Read more

The Golden Corral restaurant in Cross Lanes is closing for a second time. The location reopened in May, but the business impact and safety mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic are shutting it down again.

West Virginia is reporting its highest single-day total of COVID-19 cases with more than two-hundred new positive cases. Thirteen people have died this week for a total of 116. Hospitalizations continue to climb, with more than one-hundred people in the hospital with the virus.

Governor Justice is pushing back against criticism that the state has been too slow in paying out federal CARES Act money. The governor pointed to a U.S. Treasury report that shows West Virginia is fourth in the county in allocating the funds. His critics say there’s a difference between what’s been allocated, and what is … Read more

Governor Jim Justice says the state did everything it was supposed to do in response to a COVID-19 outbreak at Princeton nursing home. There are more than thirty-positive cases and two people died at the Princeton Health Care Center. Administrators at the nursing home say they asked for testing, but it was denied. Several Mercer … Read more