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Economy Jack Walker, Jan. 28, 2025

Fire Destroys Main Building At Morgan County’s Coolfont Resort

A building at Coolfont Resort in Morgan County was devastated by a fire Sunday night, local emergency response officials said.

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Energy & Environment Jack Walker, Dec. 09, 2024

Brushfire Burns 100 Acres Atop Morgan County Mountain, Has Been Contained

Over the weekend, local officials say a brushfire burned more than 100 acres of wilderness atop the Morgan County region of Cacapon Mountain, near the rural community of Great Cacapon.

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Government Emily Rice, Nov. 09, 2024

Election Results and Drought Conditions, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, Jim Justice, the state’s two-term Republican governor, won a decisive victory in the race for the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s general election. Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia’s three-term attorney general, won the ...

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Nov. 07, 2024

Fall Fires Prevail Despite Burn Ban

Residents of the Kanawha Valley may have noticed smoke in the air. Emily Rice reports that the Division of Forestry is fighting about 82 fires in the state’s southern coalfields.

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Government Emily Rice, Oct. 29, 2024

Two Ex-Corrections Officers Charged With Setting Fire To Former Governor’s Mansion

Two Beckley men who were employed by the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation have been arrested in connection with the burning of a former governor’s home. David W. Cole, 30, and Billy R. Workm...

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Government Chris Schulz, Oct. 21, 2024

Home Of Former Governor Burns

Multiple fire departments in Raleigh County responded just after 9 p.m. Sunday night to a structure fire at what was once the home of former governor Hulett Smith. ...

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