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Arrest warrants issued following fatal Route 60 crash
CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Investigators from the Barboursville Police Department have obtained arrest warrants for a driver involved in a crash that claimed the life of a teenager on July 4. The crash happened just before 9 p.m. on U.S. Route 60 at Davis Creek Road. One driver,...
At least one dead in Barboursville-area crash
CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - At least one person has died Thursday night in a five-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. 60 and Davis Creek Road (Alternate Route 10), according to emergency officials responding to the scene. Entrapment and several other injuries were reported. The crash was reported just...
Huntington man arrested after violently shaking woman
HUNTINGTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Cabell County man faces domestic charges following an incident last week in which a woman was reportedly forcefully grabbed and violently shaking. According to Cabell County Magistrate Court documents, at 3:16pm on Friday, June 28, 2024, authorities responded to the scene of 700 1st Street in Huntington regarding a domestic […]
‘He will forever be a Knight’: Cabell Midland community mourning after death of teen
UPDATE (2:59 p.m. on Friday, July 5): The Cabell Midland High School community is mourning after a student was killed in a crash in Barboursville on Thursday. Cabell Midland High School Principal Matt Adkins said in a statement, “It is with heavy hearts that the staff and administration of Cabell Midland wish to offer our […]
Children discovered living in ‘disgusting, unhealthy’ home replete with bugs, fecal matter, drug paraphernalia
LESAGE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia State Police Troopers have arrested one woman after multiple children were discovered residing in a single-wide trailer described by responders as “deplorable, disgusting, and unhealthy.” According to Cabell County Magistrate Court documents, on Friday, June 28, 2024, at approximately 4:49pm, Trooper Ellis with the West Virginia State Police responded […]
'He will always be a Knight'; Cabell Co. school officials react to death of student
CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Cabell Midland High School and its community are mourning the death of a student who died in a car crash Thursday evening. Braxton Hayden McComas, 17, of Huntington, died in a three-vehicle wreck near Davis Creek Road in Barboursville just before 9 p.m. and a teenage passenger was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital with “major injuries.”
Drunk man arrested after reportedly ‘beating and kicking’ dog
HUNTINGTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Cabell County man faces charges following an incident on Sunday during which a dog was reportedly beating and kicking a dog. According to Cabell County Court documents, on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at 7:05pm, authorities responded to the Huntington area with regard to reports of a male “beating and kicking […]
Police investigate after man's body found in Huntington
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Police are investigating after a man's body was found in Huntington Thursday morning, according to emergency dispatchers. Dispatchers said the body was located in a parking lot in the 800 block of Sixth Avenue shortly after 8 a.m. Cabell County EMS and the Huntington Fire...
Man accused of assault, robbery in Huntington, court records say
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A man is accused of beating and robbing another man in Huntington on Tuesday, court records said. Quinton Levon Lucas, 28, is charged with malicious or unlawful assault and robbery in an incident about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 800 block of Sixth Avenue, according to a criminal complaint filed in Cabell County Magistrate Court.
Pedestrian struck, killed in Ironton, Ohio
LAWRENCE COUNTY, OH (WOWK) – A man has died after being struck by a vehicle in Lawrence County, Ohio. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the incident happened around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 3. Troopers say the person, identified as Tamia S. Prater, 24, of Ironton, was walking in the eastbound lanes of U.S. […]
Putnam woman charged in death of infant appears in court Wednesday
PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Putnam County woman charged in the death of her 16-day-old infant appeared in court Wednesday. Brooke Kessler, 32, of Hurricane had her preliminary hearing waived Wednesday, sending the case to a Putnam County grand jury. Troopers said the infant, a girl, had "multiple,...
Lead Police Department Investigates Two Deaths in Consecutive Days
On June 26, 2024, the Lead Police Department began investigating the death of a 37-year-old male resident. Police and EMS responded to his residence and pronounced him dead at the scene. The next day, on June 27, Lead Police and EMS were called to assist a 44-year-old male resident at...
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