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Marshall reveals basketball schedules for both men and women's 2024/2025 season
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Marshall University athletics released the men's and women’s basketball schedules for the 24-25 season, the department announced. Both teams will be competing under new leadership with the upcoming season being the first under head coachesCornelius Jackson for the men and Juli Fulks for the women.
Northern Ohio Weather Alert: Severe Thunderstorms Expected Tuesday, Wednesday
Cleveland, OH – Cleveland residents should prepare for sweltering heat and possible severe storms this week. Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to bring dangerous heat with a peak heat index reaching over 100°F. According to the National Weather Service in Cleveland, the region will experience scorching temperatures as...
Vegas odds are moving wildly for WVU-Penn State
It's Sunday! And that means it is time for Las Vegas to set the odds for next week's college football games. Well, actually, it's Sunday ahead of the season opener, which means that the odds have been set for quite some time, including the matchup between WVU and Penn State in Morgantown. However, there's one catch - big money is coming in on the Mountaineers and shifting the line dramatically.
MU Women’s Soccer Continues Road Swing at Harvard Monday
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall women's soccer (0-0-1) departs Wednesday to New Hampshire to face Dartmouth, who will be playing in its season opener Friday evening. Kickoff from Hanover Field will be at 5 p.m. Following the match Friday, the Herd will stay in New England for a showdown Monday...
West Virginia middle school football player dies following injury at practice
MADISON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A 13-year-old middle school football player has died following an injury sustained at practice. According to Midland Trail Football, 13-year-old Madison Middle School student-athlete Cohen Craddock has passed away. Cohen was injured at football practice on Friday, August 23. He passed away on Saturday afternoon. Since then, multiple football teams from […]
Dispute fueled by alcohol lands a couple in jail
BOONE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A domestic dispute fueled by alcohol lands a couple in jail after turning violent. On the evening of Tuesday, August 20th, 2024, a domestic disturbance unfolded at a residence on Low Gap Road in Boone County, West Virginia. Around 10 PM, local law enforcement officers responded to a 911 call […]
A brawl between two sisters lands them in jail
BOONE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A brawl between two sisters lands them in jail; one threatened to kill her sister and father. On a late August evening, the Boone County 911 center received a domestic disturbance call regarding an altercation at a residence in the small community of Hewett, West Virginia. Deputy R.B. Dotson, the […]
Empowering Women: Halle Berry, Sen. Capito Unite in West Virginia to Champion Leadership and Mid-Life Health
Charleston, W.Va. (BBG) – Actress Halle Berry and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) teamed up in Charleston Aug. 14 to host two events that focused on a better future for women in the state and country. Berry and Sen. Capito first held a “Girls Rise Up” female empowerment event at Piedmont Elementary School on the East End of Charleston.
Hallucinating man chokes woman, claims she’s a missing person
HUNTINGTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A hallucinating man claimed a woman was not who she was, claimed she was a missing person, and demanded her true identity while choking her. On the evening of July 7th, 2024, a distressing domestic incident unfolded at a residence on Johnstown Road in Huntington, West Virginia. At approximately 6:47 pm, […]
3 people are charged in a Kentucky woman’s fatal stabbing, but her family says local police are at fault, too
She was found dead more than a year ago, in the large home of a well-known eastern Kentucky dentist. Roughly 13 months later, on July 30, the dentist and his son — Michael McKinney II and Michael McKinney III — were arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of Amber Spradlin, 39. The circumstances surrounding her killing remain unclear and have cast what a local official described as a “cloud” over the community where she lived.
Greenbrier Off The Auction Block, An HIV Mystery And A Camping Ban That Targets The Homeless This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, we’ll hear from Governor Jim Justice about efforts to auction off his Greenbrier Resort – and what he says is behind it all. Plus, why health officials worry that HIV infections in rural West Virginia are going undetected – and spreading. We’ll...
WVDOH supports landmark land purchase in Blackwater Canyon
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) has welcomed the U.S. Forest Service’s recent acquisition of a 2,700-acre land tract in Blackwater Canyon. The WVDOH, in collaboration with Gov. Jim Justice and various federal, state, and local partners, is actively involved in completing the Blackwater Loop Trail project. This project aims […]
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