KENOVA, W.Va. — State police say a teenager was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Wayne County Thursday evening.
Troopers said Ronald Fraley, 18, of Fort Gay, lost control of his vehicle on U.S Route 52 near Kenova. The vehicle struck a guardrail and then went across the centerline and struck an oncoming vehicle before overturning.
Fraley was pronounced dead at the scene.
The wreck happened at about 5:45 p.m.
Troopers are continuing their investigation.
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PLINY, W.Va. — A two-vehicle crash in Putnam County has claimed a life.
The wreck happened Friday morning at about 5:30 on U.S. Route 35 near the intersection with Plantation Road not far from Pliny.
The highway was shutdown in both directions for a period of time.
Deputies with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the crash.
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–Flooding again in West Virginia, this time in the eastern panhandle
–The President of Bluefield State is abruptly fired
–An eviction reversal in Huntington
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The circuitous path toward selecting a new Kanawha County Commissioner just hit another roadblock.
The Kanawha County Commission met Thursday with the intention of deciding among three nominees for the next commissioner. The commission had received the nominees from the county Republican Executive Committee. Commission President Ben Salango was scheduled to strike one name, followed by Commissioner Natalie Tennant striking another, with the remaining name becoming

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A fast-moving weather system rolled through Berkeley County late Thursday evening, flooding city streets and backing up traffic. 
Flooding at the Queen Street Underpass in Martinsburg. (Photo/Travis Bishop)
Quickly, scanner and neighborhood social media pages filled up with reports and pictures of people trying to walk through water almost up to their knees. There were reports that areas that normally don’t flood, like Foxcroft Avenue in front of several restaurants, were