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Putnam County Schools hoping to build new middle school
HURRICANE, WV (WOWK) – Putnam County Schools are looking into building a brand-new Hurricane Middle School. According to Putnam County School Board President Rob Cunningham, the board has had two recent meetings and met with ZMM Architects and Engineers to figure out what building a new school would cost. “The main criterium is that we […]
Man dead in Kanawha County crash
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - State Route 61 is back open Monday night in the Handley area after a head-on crash earlier that claimed a man’s life and seriously injured man, Metro 911 dispatchers said. A 59-year-old man from Belle died in the crash, Kanawha County Sheriff’s deputies said....
Man, woman sentenced in West Virginia drug bust
HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) – A woman from Kanawha County and a man from Michigan will spend the next two years behind bars for their roles in a drug trafficking organization. According to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia’s Office, Ladonna Rae Abner, 50, of Nitro, was sentenced to two years and […]
Records: Parents charged after Mingo County infant found with multiple bone fractures
MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Two Mingo County parents were charged with child neglect after an infant was brought to a local hospital with multiple bone fractures, court records said. Carl Thomas, 26, and Cheyanne Varney, 22, of Red Jacket, W.Va., were charged with child neglect stemming from an...
Local family experiences Olympic travel troubles
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A family from Charleston took a trip to the Paris Olympics. Nikki Boggs, her son Parker and sister Tawney have a scenic view of the Eiffel Tower from their hotel room, and they’ve noticed increased security for the Olympic Games. “There’s been security everywhere, like...
Local Semi-Pro Women’s Team Members Host Basketball Camp at Crum
Crum, W. Va. — Members of the OnPoint Swish women’s professional team put on a basketball camp at Crum K-8 for the area youth. OnPoint Swish players Dena Jarrells and Courtney Gillman-Fletcher and Assistant Coach Tammy Jarrells hosted 20 boys and girls for a day camp recently. Swish...
Murder plot prevented by arrest made in Madisonville, police say
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WEVV) — Police in Madisonville say they prevented a murder plot by making an arrest Monday morning. Officers say they spotted 36-year-old Charles Pillow walking down West Broadway Street around 9 a.m. Monday, and knew he had a warrant for his arrest. Police say they took Pillow...
Kentucky county jails ask for more state help, citing financial woes
County officials have, for years, come to the Kentucky legislature to discuss the state of their jails. Frequently dealing with overcrowding and rising operating costs, county jails are once again asking the state for more money and long-term solutions.
Repayment obligation off the table for former Conn clients
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - Prestonsburg attorney Ned Pillersdorf is still working to contact former clients of Eric C. Conn, more than nine years after the scandalous social security fraud case hit national headlines. Pillersdorf represented the former clients in a class action lawsuit, calling the reaction by the Social Security...
‘Make it make sense!’ cries driver who woke up to tow truck hooking up Ford – she owed nothing and reply was ‘sketchy’
FIREWORKS erupted on social media earlier this month when a driver watched a tow truck attempt to remove her car from her own driveway. The outburst came after the social media user posted about the experience on the Fourth of July. “How is everyone’s 4th of July going,” Kentucky resident Patsy Pierce began on her […]
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