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Charleston Man to be Sentenced for Restaurant Murder

A Charleston man will be sentenced Thursday for murdering his girlfriend at a local fast food restaurant.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

WVNS-TV

Popular Charleston Event Ends Its Season As July Fourth Celebration Begins

"Live On The Levee" ends early so a retractable canopy can be put up at Haddad Riverfront Park.

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Charleston Gazette

Charleston man faces animal cruelty charges

A Charleston man was indicted Tuesday on animal cruelty charges for allegedly starving one horse to death and almost starving another.

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Charleston Gazette

West Virginia charitable pharmacy gets mail-order drug license

A state board says a charitable pharmacy started by Gov. Joe Manchin has become the first of its type in the state to be licensed to ship mail-order prescriptions.

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West Virginia Metro

Taco Bell Murderer Will Spend Rest Of His Life In Prison

A man who admitted killing his girlfriend at a Charleston fast food restaurant will spend the rest of his natural life in prison.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Charleston Gazette

McDowell delegate vows to stop traffic to protest tolls

For at least one lawmaker, the fight over toll increases on the 88-mile West Virginia Turnpike is not over.

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Charleston Daily Mail

Man to serve up to 25 years in prison for cousins rape

A Charleston man convicted of raping his 13-year-old cousin was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison Thursday.

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NewsChannel 8

Man Charged in Child Sex Case

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - One of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra's top violinists is fighting extradition to Virginia on charges he used the Internet to try and entice a 14-year-old girl into having sex.

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Charleston Gazette

State ranked as nations third-fattest

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A new national study calls West Virginia the third-fattest state in the country, dropping one place from last year.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Charleston Daily Mail

Man accused of shooting rifle at girlfriend's son

A man was arrested this morning for allegedly firing a rifle at his girlfriend's son, according to police.

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Charleston Gazette

Morgantown leads state growth since 2000, Census says

The latest U.S. Census population estimates show that Morgantown is now West Virginia's fourth-largest city.

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The State Journal

Turnpike Tolls to Go Up

Travelers on the West Virginia Turnpike soon will have to pay more to drive on the road.

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Charleston Daily Mail

Wife indicted in fatal shooting in local ICU

A Kanawha County woman accused of killing her estranged husband at a hospital has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Charleston Daily Mail

WVa auditor scam suspect to answer to charges

A North Carolina woman accused of helping to scam nearly $2 million from West Virginia's state government is facing her first court date in the Mountain State.

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Charleston Gazette

Manchins energy plan among new July 1 laws

As Congress continues to debate cap-and-trade, the clock will start ticking Wednesday on a measure aimed at energy and the environment in West Virginia.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Charleston Daily Mail

Surface mining foes: WVa no longer Mountain State

Foes of surface mining say calling West Virginia the Mountain State is practically false advertising these days, and they're putting their money where their mouths are.

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Charleston Gazette

VA oncologist fights allegations, apologizes to Charleston minister

A radiation oncologist is fighting accusations he botched dozens of prostate surgeries at a Veterans Administration hospital in Philadelphia.

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Charleston Daily Mail

Civil War medals still available for WVa veterans

A state historian says West Virginia still has about 4,000 medals available for the descendants of Union soldiers who earned them during the Civil War.

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Toll vote nears

Another chapter in its storied and, on occasion, controversial history is about to be penned for the West Virginia Turnpike on Wednesday.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

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