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A driver is in custody after fleeing from West Virginia State University Police during a traffic stop. The driver turned onto the I-64 ramp at Institute, then jumped out of the vehicle and was detained.

The Humvee that West Virginia State Police recovered in Campbells Creek was stolen. It was in Charleston for repairs when it went missing. Twenty-eight-year-old Matthew Loggins is charged with grand larceny.

The West Virginia education department is calling for help with a program that feeds children free meals during the summer months. The agency is asking for organizations such as nonprofits, county boards and others to partner with them for their Summer Food Service Program. The department said nearly 200,000 students in the state depend on … Read more

The Charleston Fire Department is looking for more than a dozen firefighters to join its ranks. After the application there are written and physical tests to take, and then the Charleston Fire Department Training Academy which is a 15 week program that focuses on medical and fire training. Applications can be found at www.charlestonfire.org, the … Read more

The Census is important, and in fact some say the state of West Virginia missed out on millions of dollars because many people did not participate in the previous census. According to statistics from West Virginia Birth to Three, 5108 children younger than five were missed during the 2010 census and that would have meant … Read more

Members of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said goodbye this week to a K-9 officer. The bloodhound named Alibi served with the sheriff’s office for five years before being forced into retirement due to health problems, according to a Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post. Veteranarians agreed that the dog couldn’t be kept pain-free, and … Read more

Kanawha County schools have a new support bus that aims to help with mental health issues. The bus is able to travel among all forty two elementary schools and it gives recommended kids the chance to play and color with the staff and that leads to conversations in a safe environment. The opioid crisis is … Read more

Police are looking for four suspects who stole more than 13-thousand-dollars’ worth of cell phones from the South Ridge Sam’s Club. Three women and a man stole more than a dozen phone and were seen driving away in a white minivan.

The state Senate approved a bill making animal abuse and neglect a felony in West Virginia. The measure creates an “Aggravated Cruelty to Animals” charge for seriously hurting an animal or withholding food, shelter, or medical treatment.

The West Virginia House of Delegates rejected a bill to push back the start of the school year. The bill called for the school year to start no earlier than September 1st, and end no later than June 7th. Delegates against the say it should be left up to the counties to decide.