Thursday, June 20 2013 5:31 AM EDT2013-06-20 09:31:59 GMT
The state kicks off a four-day sesquicentennial celebration on Thursday with festivals and speeches marking the day West Virginia entered the Union on June 20, 1863.
The state kicks off a four-day sesquicentennial celebration on Thursday with festivals and speeches marking the day West Virginia entered the Union on June 20, 1863.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:03 PM EDT2013-06-20 00:03:16 GMT
According to crews on the scene, the area near the Frame Road/Elkview exit and the Clendenin exit will be partially closed for about an hour due to an accident. The fast lane in the south bound lanes
The fast lane in the south bound lanes is open now.
West Virginia State Police say the death of an Ohio boy who fell from a wagon appears to be an accident.
West Virginia State Police say the death of an Ohio boy who fell from a wagon appears to be an accident.
Dogs with an important job got a bit of training on Tuesday to help keeps their skills sharp.
Members of the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department were taking their drug and explosive sniffing dogs through their once a year re-certification.
It's a way to keep the animals and their handlers up-to-date, according to the department. "If they're doing everything that they should be doing monthly. If they're doing what they're doing when they're working the roads, and this year we've had no problems. All of the dogs have performed as expected," said Sgt. Ron Mathis with the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department.
The county has seven dogs. Of those, five are trained to sniff drugs and two are trained to detect explosives.
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