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Kroger closing Cumberland Road store, Bluefield Beverage Plant

BLUEFIELD (WVVA) - Kroger is closing the store on Cumberland Road in Bluefield, as well as Bluefield Beverage Plant, the company announced Friday. A total of 164 jobs are impacted by the closings. The store is scheduled to close on April 30. The bottling plant will close April 27. More>>

EPA questions W.Va. mountaintop removal mine plan

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Federal regulators are objecting to a proposed state permit for a mountaintop removal mine that Consol Energy wants to open in southern West Virginia. The Charleston Gazette More>>

Public gathers to remember former Gov. Smith

BECKLEY (WVVA) - Mountain State residents are gathering in Beckley to pay their final respects to a city native and former governor. There was a somber mood at Tamarack ahead of the 4 p.m. public service More>>

McDowell Co. senator won't seek re-election

CHARLESTON -- Senator John Pat Fanning (D-McDowell) announced today that he will not seek reelection to the West Virginia State Senate. "I have served the residents of my district and the state to More>>

Va. Senate panel OKs ultrasound abortion measure

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A Senate committee where abortion restrictions once routinely died has approved a bill that would force pregnant women to have ultrasound images made of their fetuses before having More>>

'Mountain Dew Mouth' a growing problem among area youth

PRINCETON (WVVA) - A local oral surgeon says sugary sodas are to blame for many maladies he sees in the mouths of area children. "Mountain Dew Mouth" is a term used to describe a type of tooth decay seen More>>

Grandmother's remains found inside storage unit

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Police in Florida found a woman's skeletal remains, which were being kept in a storage unit. The discovery Thursday came after the manager of the self-storage business in Clearwater More>>

Gov. promotes W.Va. in Houston for 'cracker' plant

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A trip to Houston is leaving West Virginia officials optimistic about attracting a multibillion-dollar chemical plant to the state. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin led Thursday's visit More>>

Bill to end HPV vaccine mandate advances

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The House of Delegates has rejected a proposal to give parents information about a vaccine to prevent a virus that can lead to cervical cancer. Del. Chris Stolle of Virginia Beach More>>

Deals of the Week

BLUEFIELD, WV (WVVA)-- I have found some very fun deals this week. I have some that will ruin those resolutions and the Fitness Challenge and another that will rewind the years. -Dairy Queen in Bluefield, More>>

Greenbrier Courthouse offers Extended Hours this Weekend

RUPERT (WVVA) - Residents in Greenbrier County will have an extra day this weekend to pay taxes or take care of any other legal obligations. According to Sheriff Jim Childers of Greenbrier County, the More>>

W.Va. candidates file for Congress, Supreme Court

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A third West Virginia circuit judge has joined this year's two-seat state Supreme Court race. Judge J.D. Beane of Wood County filed Thursday for the May 8 Democratic primary. Putnam More>>

Sheetz opens second location in Beckley

BECKLEY (WVVA) - Sheetz has opened the doors to their second Raleigh County location. The latest store is located on Eisenhower Drive near Walmart. The first 100 people inside during Thursday's grand More>>

Senate overwhelmingly passes Sunday hunting bill

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Hunting on private land on Sundays is one step closer to becoming law with passage of a bill by the Virginia Senate. Sen. Frank Wagner's measure advanced to the House of Delegates More>>