SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Three pit bulls are dead following an incident in South Charleston Thursday night that left two smaller dogs dead.
According to the South Charleston Police Department, officers responded to a home in the 300 block of Henson Avenue after receiving reports of dogs attacking other animals inside a fenced yard.
When officers arrived, they confirmed that two smaller dogs had been killed in the attack.
Police said an officer shot and killed two of the pit bulls

KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has issued a statement following the death of a coal miner at the American Eagle Mine in Kanawha County Thursday evening.
The miner has been identified as Travis Price, 44, who had worked in the coal mining industry for 24 years.
Morrisey expressed condolences to Price’s family, friends and fellow miners following the fatal incident.
“Denise and I are heartbroken to learn of the tragic loss of Travis Price, a coal miner who

ESKDALE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Kanawha County coal mining operation is scheduled to close in December, resulting in the permanent loss of approximately 109 jobs.
According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice dated October 7, Panther Creek Mining, LLC plans to idle its entire Samples Complex, located along Toms Fork Road in Eskdale.
The closure includes the Samples Surface Mine, Toms Fork Preparation Plant and loadout facility.
The company expects to begin layoffs on