BELLE, W.Va. –The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a reported robbery Thursday.
The robbery was reported at the Whitesville State Bank on East Dupont Avenue in Belle. The roadway is closed in the 300-block area because of the investigation.
Deputies said the robbery was reported just before 4 p.m.
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GRANVILLE, W.Va. — Despite sold-out crowds, Monongalia County Sheriff Todd Forbes says traffic through the weekend has not been too bad.
Because of the lack of congestion last weekend, Forbes thinks this weekend could even be lighter. Traffic has been the worst as games begin and immediately following the end.
“We don’t anticipate traffic being too big of an issue,” Forbes said. “There was a little bit of a backup when West Virginia played last week, but Granville did a good job around the

Auditor Mark Hunt defended his office’s contract amounting to $5,000 to employ state Senator Jay Taylor for a few weeks.
Taylor’s contracted work has been questioned by state Treasurer Larry Pack, a Republican, and leaders of the state Democratic Party. One of the main questions has been whether it’s appropriate for an elected member of the legislative branch to perform paid work for an agency of the executive branch.
Mark Hunt
Hunt said Taylor should not be considered an employee because of the

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A Kanawha County man is in custody Thursday in connection with a shooting investigation that stemmed from a car crash on Charleston’s East End Wednesday.
The Charleston Police Department said that Gavin Edwards, 42, of Charleston, has been charged with malicious wounding. Police say Edwards allegedly shot Reginald Moore, 39, of St. Albans around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning after leaving the Empty Glass.
Officials said that Moore had attempted to drive himself to CAMC General

ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — A Kanawha County man was sentenced to at least 45 years in prison after he was convicted of sexually abusing his daughter.
Clifford Fronda
Authorities said Clifford Fronda, 37, of St. Albans, will spend 45 to 115 years in jail followed by 50 years of supervised release for sex crimes.
Fronda pleaded guilty in March to four charges of second-degree sexual assault and one count of incest.
Court documents said that authorities learned of Fronda’s actions through an interview

INWOOD, W.Va. — Investigators in Berkeley County are releasing still images of a person of interest in a shooting incident at a South Berkeley bar last month. 
(Image courtesy Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office)
During the early morning hours May 17th, a man opened fire on a crowded area of the parking lot at the Coco Loco bar off Pilgrim Street in Inwood. 
(Image courtesy Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office)
At the time, Berkeley County Sheriff’s office told The Panhandle News Network there had been

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Multiple sources, including the West Virginia Coal Association, confirm plans by the White House to use the National Defense Act to invest $700 Million in restoring coal as a power source for the nation.  President Trump is expected to reveal the full plan in an Oval Office announcement this afternoon.
The plans include $185 Million in grants to support new coal generation projects. The plans include the construction of two new coal fired power plants in the United States,