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A Raleigh County woman accused of cheating at blackjack with the help of a dealer at Tri-State Racetrack & Gaming Center has filed a lawsuit against the West Virginia Lottery Commission and the State Police.

Putnam County authorities busted a meth lab for the second time this week. Dwayne Saunders and Carl Wilkinson, Junior, both of Poca, and Edward Means and Israel Shane Halstead, both of Cross Lanes, have been charged with operating or attempting to operate a clandestine meth lab and are in the Western Regional Jail.

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Lest We Forget Post-Traumatic Syndrome Disorder and Military Support Group: meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each Thursday at 520 Kanawha Blvd.

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Some Walmart customers were disappointed to find the store closed Saturday afternoon.

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The Putnam County Chamber of Commerce will have its annual dinner meeting on Jan.

A Putnam County man was arrested and accused of driving under the influence after telling officers he had had "a whole lot" of alcohol.

Charlotte Murphy, a registered nurse with the Poca Family Practice and wife of the clinic's former doctor, stands in the hallway outside one of the clinic's patient rooms.

After receiving two perfectly matched lungs from the grandson of a high school classmate in August, 58-year-old Rick Holston of Culloden will celebrate a special Thanksgiving.

Some Putnam County residents got an early jump on their Thanksgiving Dinner. The 15th Annual Putnam County Thanksgiving Dinner was held in Poca today.

Dozens of people who might be more accustomed to getting together to talk business instead shared some tables Tuesday to eat turkey and stuffing.

The 15th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for all of Putnam County has been scheduled for Tuesday, Nov.

A possible hazmat situation has been reported in Putnam County. Emergency crews were called to the banks of the Kanawha River in Poca Sunday afternoon after a barrel containing a suspicious substance was discovered.

A Red House man was indicted this week in the shooting death of a woman in her home and the attempted murder of her fianc.

A Putnam County man was sentenced Monday in federal court to two years in prison for aggravated identity theft, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.

This property on Harmons Branch Road in Poca is at the center of a criminal case against Winfield attorney Patrick Anderson.

The Putnam County bookmobile came to town only a couple times a month when Leah Higginbotham was a child in Buffalo.

The annual Thanksgiving Benefit Dinner to Aid the Homeless is from noon to 3 p.m. Nov.