Smithers News

A collision between a pickup truck and a coal truck on U.S. 60 between London and Smithers during Monday's morning commute snarled traffic in both directions for several hours, according to information obtained ...

Police arrested a London man accused of beating his ex-girlfriend. Deputy A. R. Gordon was dispatched to Montgomery General Hospital about 1 a.m. Sunday in response to a call from hospital staff regarding a ...

Victim suffered severe injuries to face and neck, deputies said. Kanawha County Sheriff's deputies arrested Ralph Keffer, 49, early Monday morning.

The parcel of land that is home to the Regina Apartments in Gauley Bridge is scheduled to be sold at public auction Aug.

Fire damaged a Gauley Bridge house Monday night. According to Fayette County Sheriff Bill Laird, emergency officials received notification of a blaze at a two-story, wood frame house on Thomas Street at around ...

The gate leading to the Governor's Mansion was hit by a car over the weekend. The driver, Mark Anthony McLane, 45, of 3814 Staunton Ave., was charged with aggravated driving under the influence after Charleston ...

Circuit Judge Paul Blake Jr. acted prematurely when he cleared R. M. Logging and foreman John Robinson of liability in the death of timber cutter Clarence Coleman, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ...

A wrongful-death case ruled upon by Fayette County Circuit Judge Paul Blake almost two years ago was "reversed and remanded" to his courtroom by the state Supreme Court this week.

Drivers traveling both east and west on U.S. 60 near Montgomery will continue to face a detour while workers try to secure a section of rock that could once again cover the road.

“Our plan is to go with the generators on site, because we didn't want voters to have to move to another location”

Weekend power outages in the western portion of Fayette County won't alter voting precincts for today's primary election, according to county officials. via Register-herald.com

A landslide near the Montgomery bridge closed U.S. 60 Monday evening, but the road was partially reopened as of 8:30 p.m., according to a Kanawha County 911 dispatcher. via Charleston Gazette

Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 ; 06:00 PM Updated Monday, May 12, 2008 ; 06:59 PM Watch Story Video Election officials may have to use paper ballots. via WVNS-TV Ghent

A Smithers woman is accused of illegally carrying a concealed handgun in her vehicle, along with marijuana and prescription drugs. via Charleston Daily Mail

A Smithers man was sentenced Friday by Fayette County Circuit Judge Paul Blake to one to 15 years behind bars on a drug-related conviction, assistant prosecutor Vickie Hylton said. via Register-herald.com

The TRIDENT Drug Task force has tracked down the man they believe was operating an indoor marijuana grow-room in Smithers. via WVNS-TV Ghent

“The interest of the plaintiff in this information outweighs any arguments for non-disclosure; moreover, the information requested is public information”

A Smithers man has filed suit in Fayette County Circuit Court over what his attorney claims are failures by the city to abide by the Freedom of Information Act regarding the planned condemnation of the man's ... via Register-herald.com

Drug investigators say they found a "very elaborate" indoor marijuana growing operation in Fayette County containing $84,000 in plants. via Register-herald.com

“We just don't want to show up when there's a 911 call, when there's a problem”

Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2008 ; 04:49 PM Updated Tuesday, January 22, 2008 ; 05:04 PM Charleston police announce unique recruitment efforts to improve minority presence on the force. via WOWK-TV

West Virginia has recorded its seventh coal mine-related fatality of 2007 following the death of a man who fell from a conveyor belt. via The Times West Virginian

“Work camps and work crews present opportunities for [escape] to happen, which is why only individuals with certain types of convictions are allowed on them”

Police in several counties searched today for a man who escaped from a minimum-security work camp at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex. via Charleston Gazette