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
CHARLESTON, West Virginia -
So just how much does a trial cost the taxpayers?
In a high profile case like Shawn Lester's, some 200 people were called from around the county to be a part of the jury pool.
Each of them is paid $40 for their time, plus 55 cents per mile they travel to get to the courthouse.
The county spent $8,000 on just the jury pool, with an untold amount spent on gas reimbursement.
The Lester trial was scheduled for six weeks. If it had gone to length, the county would have spent $14,400 on just daily jury stipends.
They were relieved from duty shortly after noon Monday when Lester pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2003 death of Jeannie Patton.
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