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
On Tuesday, Alpha Natural Resources announced it's cutting
production, eliminating 1,200 jobs and closing of a number of mines in West
Virginia.
This is a tough blow to our state and we want the best for
those affected by this decision, but this is just one more wake up call for our
elected leaders that we need to make this state a place that welcomes
investment.
Coal, by itself, can no longer keep us afloat. We can either
play the blame game and stay stuck in the past, or we can create a environment
where all businesses thrive and give the people of this state a real shot at
prosperity.