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Rock Branch music teacher nominated for West Virginia Teacher of the Year
POCA, WV (WOWK) – Rock Branch Elementary Music Teacher Seth Skiles is one of five teachers in the Mountain State to be nominated for the West Virginia Teacher of the Year award. Skiles has been teaching at Rock Branch Elementary in Poca for the past five years. He also founded and leads their choir program. […]
'Wolf of West Virginia's' TikTok antics used against him in federal fraud case hearing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Trading in his designer Dolce & Gabbana T-shirt for a two-piece orange prisoner uniform complete with handcuffs shackled around the waist, a self-proclaimed millionaire and TikTok influencer listened Thursday as a federal prosecutor used his own words and social media videos to convince a judge he was a flight risk and danger to the community.
Grand opening scheduled for new Sheetz in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The grand opening of a new Sheetz location in Charleston is scheduled for next week. The grand opening festivities are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 outside the store,according to a news release from the company.The new convenience store is located at 5623 MacCorkle Avenue.
Upcoming Husson’s fundraiser will help man severely burned on fishing trip
All day long on Wednesday, if you place an order at Husson’s Pizza in St. Albans and say the name “Trevor Morris” at the register, then 20 percent of your proceeds will go towards helping 22-year-old Trevor Morris in his road to recovery.
KCHA finds rescued pig a forever home
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association gets all kinds of animals from different situations, and this week, a new, unique pet came into their care! The KCHA is currently housing a rescued pig. KCHA officials say the pig, whom they’ve named Peppa the Pig, was abandoned at a home on Lens Creek […]
First Lady Justice welcomes newest Friends With Paws therapy dogs at Spencer Middle School and Point Pleasant High School
CHARLESTON, WV (WVDN) – First Lady Cathy Justice announced the newest therapy dogs through the Friends With Paws program are officially placed in two West Virginia schools. The first, Flora, a female Golden Retriever, was placed at Spencer Middle School. The second, Farley, a male Golden Retriever and brother to Flora was placed at Point Pleasant […] The post First Lady Justice welcomes newest Friends With Paws therapy dogs at Spencer Middle School and Point Pleasant High School appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Eyewitness News wins station's first National Murrow Award
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Eyewitness News picked up a station-first this week, a National Edward R. Murrow Award. The National Murrow Award, considered to be among the most respected journalism honors in the world, was awarded to WCHS for its 2023 story of how serial rapist Charles Woods Sr. could have been stopped years earlier.
How to pack healthy, affordable lunches for your kids
Dozens of school districts across the Tri-State area will be going back to school over the next several weeks, meaning that these families are already planning if their children will eat lunch at school or pack a lunch every day.
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