Nitro News

Police are looking for a Nitro home improvement store employee suspected of ringing up merchandise at greatly reduced prices.

The Nitro exit on Interstate 64, both eastbound and westbound, seems to be a hot spot for traffic snafus, as was evident when 10 accidents occurred on the same day, in just three and a half hours.

A man was robbed at knifepoint in Nitro on Thursday. Stephanie Knox, 19, told police she lured the unidentified victim to an apartment at 2535 Third Ave.

Nitro police arrested two people Thursday after a man is robbed at knife point. George Henderson, IV and Stephanie Knox are facing felony charges.

A Nitro gambling parlor was found to be in violation of a city ordinance because it is located too close to churches and another lottery parlor, city officials said.

American Red Cross will sponsor a blood drive from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Nitro Moose Lodge 656, 101 First Ave., Nitro.

Nitro Nazarene Church is sponsoring two upcoming events, a turkey dinner and a breakfast with Santa.

Wet weather was the cause of several accidents near the Nitro exit on Interstate 64 westbound.

Westside High School Counseling Department will conduct a Senior Information Night at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the school auditorium in Clear Fork.

A seven vehicle crash closed eastbound lanes. Interstate 64, eastbound, closed Wednesday, Oct.

Retailers say the state sales-tax holiday on energy-saving products has given sales a boost and they're hoping for a rush before Nov.

Phone lines at The Greenbrier were tied up Thursday as hundreds of people tried to get a room at the luxury hotel for budget motel prices.

Jon McDavid hopes to convert our growing dependence on battery-powered equipment into a business success.

Metro 911 is announcing that a section of Nitro is being evacuated after a gas leak.

A construction crew digging a water line Wednesday ruptured a gas line, causing a leak that closed Pickens Road at McJunkin Road in Nitro, a Metro 911 dispatcher said.

Nitro City Council members moved closer Tuesday to acquiring stimulus bonds for a major renovation of the city's sanitary systems and sewage plant.

ST. ALBANS, W.Va. -- St. Albans City Council members took steps Monday night to give the city's firefighters more authority in certain scenarios.

Nitro's Ridenour Lake soon will be circled with anglers looking to hook one of the 300 trout released into the lake's calm waters on Friday.

Each summer high school band members hit the practice fields battling the hot August sun, in hopes of creating shows pleasing to both the ears and eyes.

The competition at the World Gymnastics Championships in London is underway for West Virginian Kayla Williams.