Friday, May 24 2013 6:57 AM EDT2013-05-24 10:57:56 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
UPDATE
The West Virginia State Police has confirmed that Michael Sampson has been captured. He is in police custody. Details about his capture have not been released.
ORIGINAL
The West Virginia State Police is looking for a work release inmate who escaped in Beckley.
Michael Sampson escaped from the Beckley Correction Center at about 4 p.m. Thursday, troopers said.
He is 5-feet, 9-inches tall, has brown hair and blue eyes, police said. Sampson has multiple tattoos on both hands and forearms.
Sampson was serving work release time after a Harrison County burglary conviction, according to police.
He was last seen at the McDonald's in the Beckley Plaza on Eisenhower Drive.
Anyone with information on Michael Sampson's whereabouts is asked to contact the West Virginia State Police at 304-256-6700.
Michael S. Sampson -- Source: West Virginia Department of Corrections
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