Chemical spill far worse than first reported
Freedom Industries has revised its estimate to approximately 10,000 gallons as the amount of Crude MCHM/PPH blend that leaked from a storage tank at its Elk River facility in Charleston on Jan. 9. It...
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View ArticleThirteen People Detained After Drug Bust In Nitro
Thirteen people have been detained after a drug bust Thursday in Kanawha County.
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View ArticleReaders go beyond W.Va. birthday book challenge
Nicholas Anderson went many chapters beyond, with a grand total of 450 books read in 2013 as part of the "WV Reads 150" initiative.
View ArticleWater Distribution Sites Announced For Monday
The Kanawha County Commission has announced water distribution sites for Monday.
View ArticlePoca Blending Has 100,000 gallons of Crude MCHM/PPD in Nitro near River
According to previously release documents from the West Virginia of Environmental Protection, Poca Blending, located at an industrial park in Nitro, WV has over 100,000 gallons of the chemical in its...
View ArticleCompany in W.Va. spill moving chemicals to Pa.
Thousands of gallons of the chemical that spilled into the water supply for 300,000 West Virginians are heading to Pennsylvania.
View ArticleBulletin board: Feb. 5, 2014
Family support group The Alzheimer's Association, West Virginia Chapter, will host a Family Support Group meeting at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5 at the Association's office, 1601 Second Ave. The group...
View ArticleNitro woman shares her water woes
Teresa Seawright hasn't had a drink from her tap, a shower in her bathroom or done one dish in her kitchen sink in the last month.
View ArticleHarsh W.Va. winter prompts heavy salt usage
Some West Virginia cities have already used twice as much salt as they typically use each year on snow- and ice-covered roads.
View ArticleBoone men charged in St. Albans home invasion
Capt. James Agee of the St. Albans Police Department said Timothy L. Westfall, 24, of Madison, and Dustin E. Gard, 26, of Turtle Creek, burst into a home in the 2600 block of Furlong Avenue around 9...
View ArticleNitro Police Seek Help In Identifying Shoplifting Suspect
Nitro police are looking for help to identify a shoplifting suspect. Police responded to a a report of a shoplifting at Walmart at Nitro Marketplace that occurred about 1 a.m. Monday, according to a...
View ArticleAccident closes I-64 eastbound at Nitro bridge
Two separate accidents shut down the eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Kanawha-Putnam county line.
View ArticleW.Va. appeals FEMA ruling ending aid
Workers, left, inspect an area outside a retaining wall around storage tanks where a chemical leaked into the Elk River at Freedom Industries storage facility in Charleston, W.Va.
View ArticleAttorney for accused price gouger questions AG's motives
The attorney for a Putnam County convenience store owner claims state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is using his client to try to score political points and generate publicity for himself.
View ArticleFreedom provides more details in bankruptcy filing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Freedom Industries had $16 million in assets and $6 million in liabilities when it filed for bankruptcy last month, according to documents filed Monday.
View ArticleNitro moves forward with Home Rule application
NITRO, W.Va. -- The City of Nitro is moving forward with its application for the West Virginia Municipal Home Rule Program, Councilman John Montgomery told City Council Tuesday.
View ArticleIt's not business as usual for those impacted by water crisis
Nearly five weeks after chemicals leaked into the Elk River and contaminated the drinking water of 100,000 West Virginia American Water customers, several business owners sat down with Second District...
View ArticleW.Va. chemical spill firm winding down operations
The company at the center of West Virginia's chemical spill that contaminated drinking water for 300,000 people is selling the rest of its chemicals, helping its 51 employees find new jobs and winding...
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