Oak Hill News

It was a normal Friday afternoon for Thomas of Raleigh County. Her and her husband do everything they possibly can to not fall victim to their home being robbed, but what about their identity being stolen? "My son and I were out Father's day shopping, when I came in and I checked my caller ID.

A car crashed into a trailer in Fayette County Friday evening, but no one was hurt.

State Police said it happened before 4:00 p.m. on Walnut Road in Scarbro. The female driver was at a nearby house when she got out of the car, but she did not put the car in park so it rolled backwards into the trailer. Police said she and a man were allegedly attempting to buy drugs at the other house, and that the woman exited the car to begin an altercation with those residents.

According to a release from Sheriff Steve Kessler, a neighbor called the 911 center at around 9:34 a.m. reporting a burglary in progress.

Fayette County Sheriff's Deputies were called to the Lookout area on Friday on a reported break-in at a home.

The Southern Baptist Convention has approved a resolution opposing the Boy Scouts of America's new policy allowing gay Scouts.

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John George Benger, 57, was taken into custody Tuesday night and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and delivery of a controlled substance.

It happened at a store by the name of Adkins Alley early Wednesday morning. This comes just days after the nearby Dollar General Store was robbed.

Johnny Jim Berry Jr., 52, of Deep Water was arrested Monday and charged with one count of first degree sexual abuse and one count of sexual abuse by a parent or guardian, according to a statement issued by the Fayette Sheriff's Department.

Unity of Kanawha Valley will be home to the monthly Open Stage and Coffee House with Ron Sowell at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Unity, 804 Myrtle Road.

The Everyone with Diabetes Counts program is providing several opportunities around the state for people with Medicare to participate in free diabetes education classes.

A lawsuit alleges a West Virginia doctor ignored a woman's wishes to stop an abortion procedure and left the fetus' head in her uterus.

The Everyone with Diabetes Counts program is providing these education classes as part of a program led by the West Virginia Medical Institute .

Jeff Morris Web Producer: Jeff Morris Also Contributing: Katelyn Sykes Reported: Jun. 6, 2013 9:54 AM EDT Updated: Jun. 6, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Mahan, Fayette County , West Virginia Traffic was backed up for miles on Interstate 77 northbound after a tractor-trailer hauling bags of dry dog food wrecked between the Mahan and Oak Hill exits, scattering ... (more)

A vehicle driven by Logan Asbury, 18, of Raleigh County, was trying to cross U.S. 19 Tuesday afternoon when it collided with an SUV driven by Amber Fazzini, 36, of Harrison County, near the W.Va.

Construction of some attractions is still underway, but the Boy Scouts of America is showing off one newly finished feature at the Summit Bechtel Reserve.

Children's Miracle Network will sponsor a 5K run/walk June 15 at the St. Albans High School track on Washington Avenue, just off Kanawha Terrace.

Authorities say a man was struck by a vehicle, and a woman was shot during a fight in Fayette County.

The author of "In the Garden of Stone," a novel set in the West Virginia coalfields in the 1920s, will sign copies of her book from 5 to 7 p.m. June 20 at Taylor Books.

Oak Hill, Fayette County , West Virginia The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection will conduct a public hearing Tuesday in Oak Hill on a re-permit application for an injection well that pumps oil and gas drilling waste underground.