Friday, May 24 2013 12:33 PM EDT2013-05-24 16:33:24 GMT
Smith Street between Morris and Ruffner Avenue is closed after a crash sent the utility pole down. The immediate area is blocked as a result.Emergency crews responded to the crash after a man driving
Driver flees crash scene after crash knocks down utility pole in Charleston
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:18 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:18:28 GMT
Three people were inside this burning home but managed to get out safely.
Firefighters are battling a massive fire in East Bank in Kanawha County. A house on Walnut Street went up in flames around 5:15 a.m. Firefighters said two people were home at the time but managed to
Three escape massive fire in a home on Walnut Street in Kanawha County
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia -
Emergency leaders are warning people about water safety after two drownings in the area in two days.
According to the Elliott County, Ky., Sheriff's Department, Brandon Bailey, 28, of Raceland, Ky., drowned in Grayson Lake after he fell from a 50-foot cliff and hit the rocks on the way down.
Investigators believe Bailey and other friends were jumping off cliffs in an area not marked for swimming when he slipped on the rocks.
The Wayne County Sheriff's Department says Evan Ferguson, 21, swam out of a roped off area at Beech Fork Lake at about 4 p.m. Monday and drowned. His body was recovered just before 9 p.m.
Elliott County EMS said it responds to a tragic accident at Grayson Lake about every other year, and that generally it involves someone who is jumping or swimming in a restricted area, or a boat that isn't being operated properly.
EMS workers are reminding those on the water to stay within marked safe areas, avoid alcohol use and be aware of your surroundings if you decide to participate in activities in the areas lakes or rivers.
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