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Man punches girlfriend after she couldn’t locate her safety deposit box keys
GAULEY BRIDGE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man punched his girlfriend over her inability to locate keys to her safety deposit box. On the evening of Monday, August 26th, 2024, Deputy T. Farley of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call reporting a physical domestic disturbance at a residence on Gauley River Road in […]
Labor Day travel forecast announced by the West Virginia Parkways Authority
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Approximately 415,000 vehicle transactions are expected to take place on the West Virginia Turnpike over the four-day Labor Day holiday weekend from Friday, August 30, 2024, to Monday, September 2, 2024. “Labor Day weekend typically marks the end of the busy summer travel season for the West Virginia Turnpike, and we […]
Late and unpaid bills are nothing new for Justice and his family businesses
Last week we learned that union officials say The Greenbrier Hotel Corporation has been taking money out of employees’ paychecks for health insurance for four months, but that money hasn’t been going to the health insurance company. The Greenbrier Hotel Corporation owes about $2.4 million in delinquent contributions, and if it’s not paid by the […]
Rural West Virginia health departments are struggling to stop the spread of HIV amidst restrictions and underfunding
As West Virginia towns were dealing with the fallout of being flooded with prescription painkillers in the late 2010s, Dr. Anita Stewart recognized that people with opioid addictions were at risk of HIV. Prescription pills became harder to get, leading many people to switch to injecting heroin and fentanyl. Stewart knew they needed clean syringes […] Rural West Virginia health departments are struggling to stop the spread of HIV amidst restrictions and underfunding appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.
Fugitive in deadly Huntington shooting arrested in Kanawha Co.
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A man wanted in connection with a man’s murder nearly two years ago in Huntington was arrested Wednesday in Kanawha County, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a release. Damarquis Dewayne Patterson, 20, of Charleston, was taken into custody around 4 p.m. at the...
Soccer Game Recap: Ripley Plays Tie
For the first time this season, Ripley was forced to settle for a draw. They and the Hoover Huskies finished up their game with a 0-0 draw on Tuesday. Ripley's draw gives them a new season record of 0-1-1. As for Hoover, they moved theirs to 0-2-1. Ripley will take...
Drought impacts water levels at West Virginia lakes, waterfalls
FAYETTE/BRAXTON COUNTIES, WV (WOWK) – The ongoing drought is taking a toll on water levels in the Mountain State. On Tuesday, WOWK 13 News told you that the ongoing drought had cut the boating season short at Summersville Lake due to lowering water levels. On Wednesday, WOWK 13 News crews stopped by Sutton Lake where […]
West Virginia Department of Highways rejects installation of emergency vehicle warning system along Route 2
BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) — The Brooke County Commission expressed its disappointment with the decision of the West Virginia Department of Highways to reject the installation of a crucial emergency vehicle warning system along Route 2. According to the Brooke County Commission, the proposed system, which included flashing warning lights on poles in both the […]
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