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Mexican Drug Cartel stopped in West Virginia for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine out of an autobody shop
United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced charges against individuals who were operating a large-scale fentanyl and cocaine trafficking operation out of an autobody shop in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The group is alleged to have imported significant amounts of drugs from Puerto Rico through the U.S. Postal Service as well as from a source connected to the Sinaloa Cartel. Saul Alexi Padilla-Garcia, age 34, of Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and seventeen others have been charged after an investigation that included close coordination with federal law enforcement agents in Chicago and Northern California.
Kentucky Humane Society looking for animals to enter 2025 Pet Calendar Contest
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Kentucky Humane Society is looking for Kentuckiana’s cutest pets to enter their 2025 calendar contest. The humane society said they’re looking for a great photo featuring pets of all types from reptiles to horses to cats and dogs. Photo submissions are three for $60, two for $40, or one for $25.
Kentucky Extreme Heat Warning: Index Could Reach 115 Degrees Thursday
Paducah, KY – Kentucky is experiencing dangerous heat this week, with the National Weather Service (NWS) issuing an Excessive Heat Warning and Heat Advisory. Temperatures are forecasted to reach between 105 and 115 degrees through Thursday, putting residents at significant risk. According to the NWS Paducah office, high humidity...
Interim Committee hears presentation concerning financial needs of county jails
The Interim Joint Committee on Local Government met in Frankfort Monday, where legislators heard from county jailers and county judge-executives about the financial struggles concerning county jails. Kentucky Association of Counties Executive Director Jim Henderson gave a presentation on the current financial burden county jails are on local governments across...
EXPLAINED: What is the heat index, and why does it feel so hot?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It’s that time of the year again when heat and humidity cause sweltering temperatures across Kentucky and southern Indiana. You’ve likely heard about the heat index mentioned once or twice as well, but what is that? The heat index is a complex formula, but boiled down, it just means how hot you feel.
First Alert Weather | Wednesday, July 31, 2024
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- It’s another muggy morning across the Tri-State, but certainly quieter than yesterday’s storms. Be ready for a hot one today, as temperatures will go from about 70° to the low 90s this afternoon (and play closer to 100° in the humidity). As far as the storms go, we’ll have a few isolated storms pop up in the afternoon humidity, but then we’ll be watching the skies to our west as yet another line of rain and rumbles progresses toward us from the Midwest this evening. The coming days are now looking to angle more toward easing the drought, but lets hope that happens without stumbling into flooding.
W.Va. DEP tamps down concern about alloy emissions
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - While Joseph Leffingwell loves his backyard gazebo in Huntington’s Altizer neighborhood, Tuesday afternoon he described it as a place of peace that’s now overtaken by worry about what his neighbor is putting into the air. His concern stems from news that U.S. Environmental Protection...
Bond reduction denied for former gymnastics coach
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A Cabell County judge denied a motion to reduce bond for a former gymnastics coach facing multiple counts of sexual abuse by a custodian and multiple counts of sexual abuse by a person in a position of trust to a child. Lance C. Spencer, 55, of...
Man using mobility scooter dies after being hit by car
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A 60-year-old man has died after being hit by a car in Valley Station. Louisville Metro police officers were called on Tuesday just after 11:15 p.m. to Deering Road in the Golden Meadows subdivision. They found a man who had been hit, but there was no vehicle at the scene.
FBI investigates flier with swastika, slurs found outside NKY woman's home
ERLANGER, Ky. (WKRC) - A piece of paper found outside a Northern Kentucky home has a neighborhood on edge. Written on the flier with black marker is a racial slur and a swastika. It's left the homeowner feeling targeted. Catrena Bowman was pulling into her house in Erlanger and noticed...
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