Monday, June 10 2013 10:43 AM EDT2013-06-10 14:43:29 GMT
Dustin Rutledge
Two men from Tornado were arrested in Saint Albans just after noon Saturday for trying to cash a stolen check at the B B & T bank's drive-thru.St. Albans Police say the pair drove up to the drive-thru
Two men are in jail for trying to cash one a check belonging to one of the men's grandmother.
Thursday, June 6 2013 12:56 PM EDT2013-06-06 16:56:42 GMT
The northbound lane of I-77 near the Mahan area of Fayette County is shut down due to a tractor trailer accident. The accident is within a couple miles of the Kanawha County line.
Both northbound lanes of I-77 were shut down near the Mahan area of Fayette County after a tractor trailer flipped. The accident was within a couple miles of the Kanawha County line.
Power companies still are working on a large number of power outages around the region.
As of 8:45 p.m. Sunday, 258,005 customers remained in the dark in the Mountain State, according to the Appalachian Power website. As of 8 a.m., American Electric Power Ohio reported 415,000 outages. Sunday's thunderstorms caused an additional 20,000 outages across the state.
Friday's storm that packed 75 mph and heavy rains wreaked havoc with the power company's infrastructure, according to the website.
More high temperatures are expected for the area today, according to the StormTracker Weather team. A heat advisory has been issued for much of the region. Temperatures are expected to reach 95, with the heat index topping 100 degrees.
More storms could be in store for the area too, according to the StormTracker team. Today, we have a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms.
Heat advisories have been issued for these counties:
Photo courtesy of Joanna Lanham
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