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Community cuts ribbon on new Huntington Children’s Museum
HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK)– The Huntington Children’s Museum is officially open after a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday. The idea for the museum came from Tosha Pelfrey, who noticed grassroots children’s museums opening across Appalachia. After speaking with organizers of other museums, Pelfrey and her husband decided this was something they could do. Over the following three years, […]
Hurricane is heading to Georgia
CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The Hurricane 10-12 year old all-star baseball team jumped out to big lead and never looked back in the West Virginia state title game. They led 13-0 over Barboursville and ended up winning 13-2 in Chapmanville Wednesday evening as they have won their fourth state title. They are heading to the Little League Regionals at Warner Robbins, Georgia and here are the highlights from the game.
Bob Marcum, AD at Kansas, South Carolina, UMass and Marshall, has died at age 87
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Bob Marcum, who served as athletic director at Kansas, South Carolina, UMass and Marshall, has died a few days after suffering a stroke. He was 87. South Carolina, UMass and Marshall’s athletic departments all announced Marcum’s death Wednesday, a day after he died. Arkansas coach John Calipari, who worked under Marcum at Massachusetts, posted on social media Sunday that Marcum was hospitalized after complications from a stroke.
WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals bring back ‘Thomas Tuesdays’ hiring events
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – “Thomas Tuesdays” are back at WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals. On the third Tuesday of every month, the Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston will be hosting open interviews for all positions, including jobs in critical care, pediatrics and surgery. Tuesday, July 23, marked the return of the interview events. “We […]
Tyler Mountain VFD Chief and board resign amid community tensions
CROSS LANES, W.Va. (WCHS) — Several higherups at the Tyler Mountain Volunteer Fire Department resigned on Thursday ahead of a scheduled board meeting amid community unrest and allegations. TMVD Fire Chief Louie Robinson, along with the Board of Directors, announced their decision to resign following several allegations and nearly...
Republicans Really Wish Trump Hadn’t Picked J.D. Vance
Some Republicans are starting to seriously regret Donald Trump’s vice presidential nominee, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance. It’s been only one week since Vance was nominated at the Republican National Convention, and already his own party members are expressing severe doubts about Trump’s pick. The former president’s allies have acknowledged that nominating Vance was the product of Trump’s absolute certainty that he would be able to defeat Joe Biden in November. While Vance wouldn’t do much for swing voters or independents, he would likely shore up support among Trump’s base. But ever since Biden passed the torch to Vice President Kamala...
West Virginia American Water’s response to West Side gas crisis was ‘reasonable’: PSC
West Virginia American Water’s response to the November 2023 West Side gas crisis was “reasonable,” according to final memorandums released by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia.
West Virginia coal miner dies after incident in Raleigh County mine
RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – A coal miner has died after an incident in a Raleigh County mine last week. West Virginia Governor Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice issued a joint statement following the death of 33-year-old Ashley Cogar of Erbacon. Cogar passed away Wednesday morning due to injuries she sustained at the […]
59News Never Have I Ever: Anchor Jonathan Forsgren goes white water rafting
Here at 59News we do a special series called “Never Have I Ever”, where we send our on-air team out to do things associated with South West Virginia that they’ve never done before. Since moving to West Virginia in January, I’ve heard all about the white water rafting in the area and have been waiting […]
State’s Teachers Prepare For New School Year At INVEST Conference
Close to 1,000 educators are gathering in Morgantown this week for the West Virginia Department of Education’s INVEST (Infuse, Network, Value, Engage, Support, Target) Symposium. This is the second INVEST conference held this summer with the first offered in Charleston in June. The week-long event brings together educators from...
Women of Asphalt tour new Streetscape Project, empower females in the industry
WHEELING, W.Va. — A special ‘Woman of Asphalt' event took place on Tuesday with a tour of the Streetscape Project in downtown Wheeling. The event was held at Waterfront Hall for their summer meeting with several people in the community in attendance, along with guest speakers from the Streetscape Project.
This Week, West Virginia Is Expecting Sporadic Showers and Thunderstorms
The US National Weather Service in Charleston reports that a cold front will move through on Thursday, bringing less humid air and offering some relief from the current sticky conditions. Today’s temperatures are expected to reach the upper 60s to 70s in the mountains and the 80s in the lowlands. Thursday’s temperatures will be similar, with highs in the upper 60s to 70s in the mountains and low to mid-80s in the lowlands.
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