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Arkansas is buying land in Charleston for a new prison that promises jobs and security

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Arkansas is buying land in Charleston for a new prison that promises jobs and security

CHARLESTON (KATV) – The state of Arkansas has purchased land in Charleston to build a new prison that will house up to 3,000 inmates, Gov. Sarah Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Corrections announced Thursday. State officials say the 815-acre property was purchased for $2,950,000 after a months-long search. While officials say it is too […]

Man charged with murder and stabbing arrested

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Man charged with murder and stabbing arrested

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A man is now facing murder and malicious wounding charges after an incident that began with police responding to a call about a burglary in progress. Mark Dylan Kreaps, 33, of Charleston, is accused of forcibly gaining entry to an apartment at a complex in the 1500 block of Virginia Street […]

Police are investigating an apparent shooting between two vehicles in Charleston

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Police are investigating an apparent shooting between two vehicles in Charleston

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — UPDATED – 10am, 10/21/24 Police are investigating after an apparent exchange of gunfire between two vehicles occurred in Charleston on Sunday evening. Just before 8 p.m., shots were fired in the 2900 block of Seventh Avenue, and investigators reported finding spent shell casings in the eastbound lane. Officials said a window […]

Record numbers of early voters are expected in Charleston Co. thanks to the new law

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Record numbers of early voters are expected in Charleston Co. thanks to the new law

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – Monday marks the first day of early voting in South Carolina, so voters in Charleston County can now cast their ballots at any of seven different early voting locations. More than 100,000 early voters are expected in Charleston County alone, which would be a record-breaking number under a recent law change, […]

Truck drivers and railroads struggle to move billions worth of freight

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Truck drivers and railroads struggle to move billions worth of freight

Shipping containers stacked in a storage yard outside the APM Terminals yard at the Port of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama, USA on Saturday, September 28, 2024. Micah Green | Bloomberg | Getty Images With a potential strike at ports along the East Coast and along the Gulf Coast set to begin after midnight Monday, logistics […]

Remnants of Helene Storm are causing damage across Kentucky

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Remnants of Helene Storm are causing damage across Kentucky

Aerial view of Longboat Key after Hurricane Helene Photojournalist Thomas Bender flew over Longboat Key to take a look at the beaches after Hurricane Helene Several counties and cities in eastern and central Kentucky declared a state of emergency after remnants of Hurricane Helene – now classified as a post-tropical cyclone by the National Hurricane […]