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South Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Bob Anderson says he saw Newton perform in Charleston three years ago and then began writing him.

Insurance companies will pay $600,000 to a former officer who sued the Sophia Police Department over claims he was harassed and fired because he is black, Mayor Danny Barr said Wednesday.

Jeff Morris Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: May. 14, 2013 5:18 PM EDT Updated: May.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Beckley Water Co. has lifted a boil-water advisory issued Monday for the lower portion of Maple Fork Road, 700 block of Sweeneysburg Road on down, Clear Fork Road and Vass Branch Road, including all adjacent streets.

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The parking lot of the Chuck Mathena Center in Princeton was absolutely packed with cars as the family and friends of the graduates of New River Community and Technical College gathered in Princeton for the college's 10th commencement exercises.

Saturday is an exciting day for families and faculty members at the University of Charleston Beckley as they watched students cross the stage for their diploma.

The annual gala benefit for Daymark Inc. starts at 6 p.m. May 18 at the Executive Air hangar on Airport Road.

Darrah Wilcox Web Producer: Jeff Morris Also Contributing: Associated Press Reported: May.

ANSTED, W.Va. Airplanes and helicopters will be flying at Hawks Nest State Park , Saturday May 18, but they will be the remote controlled kind.

Two prominent members of Pocahontas County's artist community were recently selected as new members of Tamarack in Beckley.

BECKLEY, W.Va. -- A California man who allegedly tried to extort $13 million from a West Virginia coal company executive is headed to court and expected to enter a plea.

An aspiring actor from California charged in a large extortion case is expected to enter a plea Thursday in federal court.

Have your knee replaced at Charleston Area Medical Center, and Medicare would be billed about $38,000. Head over to Summersville and that same procedure will cost, on average, about $18,206. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released data on Wednesday detailing the average costs of the 100 most common medical procedures at more ... (more)

On any given afternoon, it's very likely a Beckley home on Evans Street will be filled with aromas coming from the kitchen.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia American Water has lifted a boil-water advisory for about 350 customers in the Spanishburg area of Mercer County after a scheduled water service disruption on May 5. Beckley Water Co.

Police are investigating an armed robbery Sunday night at a Beckley business. 9-1-1 dispatchers say it happened just before 10:00 PM at Alice's II on South Eisenhower Drive in Beckley.

A federal judge has rejected a proposed $65,000 settlement stemming from the alleged gang rape a 13-year-old girl by members of the basketball team at a now-closed Fayette County high school.

"In times of emergency, it's not the paid rescuers or the professionals that actually fill out all of the needs - it's the volunteers," explained Chief Ranger Jeff West of the New River Gorge National River.

Dazzling musicianship and youthful energy abound at the Coda Mountain Academy of Music summer camp where students study with graduates of top schools including Juilliard, Peabody and the Cleveland Institute of Music.