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Official: 7 inmates to face charges after facility damagedFLATWOODS, W.Va. (AP) — Seven inmates of a Flatwoods jail face charges after the facil...
News from around the Mountain State
Chief: Officer shoots, wounds car theft suspectFAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia State Police are investigating after an officer shot and wou...
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River mishap leaves 1 dead; 1 rescued by copterHARPERS FERRY, W.Va. (AP) — One person drowned and another was rescued by helicopter after they c...
News from around the Buckeye State
Proposal seeks to override local pet store regulationCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio panel is continuing to review a proposal to override local or...
News from around the Buckeye State
Tom Hanks dedicates motion pictures centerDAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks proves again he excels at taking directions.Hank wie...

Police look for escaped murderer
NELSONVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An inmate serving time for the murder of a Cleveland woman escaped from an Ohio prison, provoking a manhunt Monday and ...
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Council pushes WV to add LGBT protection to hate crime lawHUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Huntington City Council has approved a resolution to urge Wes...
Cops hunt serial predator in Athens
ATHENS (AP) — The police chief of an Ohio college town said authorities are seeking a predator linked to sexual assaults on three women since 20...