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Davis Medical Center to offer free eye screenings as part of Healthy Vision Month
ELKINS, W.Va (WDTV) - Davis Medical Center is celebrating Healthy Vision Month with free eye screenings. The event will take place on Thursday, July 25th from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the DMC Marketplace in Elkins. During the event, Dr. Misty Wray, an ophthalmologist, and her staff will provide...
West Virginia reacts to calls for President Biden to end his campaign
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — There are more calls across the nation, including West Virginia, for President Joe Biden to withdraw from his reelection bid. Many are concerned he’s putting other political races in jeopardy. Some national Democrat party leaders have spoken to the president privately, to at least entertain the idea of stepping away from […]
Montgomery County Man Wanted for First-Degree Murder in Connection with Fatal Shooting in West Virginia
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office in Morgantown, WV are searching for a 19-year-old Montgomery Village man wanted in connection to a shooting that occurred on Mountain Valley Drive in Morgantown, West Virginia on Thursday, July 11. According to a news release, “Upon arriving on scene, Deputies located a male...
West Virginia Ranks 10th in 2024 MLB Draft Slot Value
Players drafted out of West Virginia University earned the 10th highest amount of signing bonus slot money out of any college in the nation. Five Mountaineers were drafted in the 2024 MLB Draft, headlined by 7th overall pick JJ Wetherholt. Other Mountaineers drafted include David Hagaman (4th round), Aidan Major (5th round), Derek Clark (9th round), and Tyler Switalski (16th round). Combined, those five players signed for $8,018,500 in signing bonus slot money.
Meet the West Virginia Mountaineers football 2025 commitments
Get to know each of the West Virginia Mountaineers football commitments in the 2025 recruiting class with this feature from WVSports.com. Drexel Hill (Pa.) Monsignor Bonner wide receiver Jalil Hall narrowed his list of scholarship offers down to a top five of West Virginia, Maryland, Rutgers, Syracuse and Duke and took officials visits to West Virginia and Maryland. The Mountaineers extended an offer in December and things only continued to build between the athletic pass catcher and the Mountaineers football program led by offensive coordinator Chad Scott and wide receivers coach Bilal Marshall. Hall is being targeted at the Z or X position in the West Virginia wide receiver room and gives the Mountaineers an impressive option there with his overall skill set.
Body recovered from Summersville Lake identified as missing man
UPDATE: (5 p.m. Friday, July 19) – West Virginia State Police have confirmed a body found in Summersville Lake is that of a Morgantown man who went missing in the area Sunday. According to West Virginia State Police, the man has been identified as 44-year-old Scott David Saylor. He...
Kenova man faces several charges in the kidnapping of a Huntington woman, troopers say
PRICHARD, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Kenova man has been arrested and faces several charges in connection to the kidnapping of a woman from Huntington, troopers said. Richard Pennington, 33, was arrested just after midnight Saturday. He surrendered to investigators following a manhunt after a Huntington woman said he had kidnapped her, according to a news release from West Virginia State Police.
$35,000 scratch-off winner sold in Summersville
SUMMERSVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A $35,000 scratch-off winner was recently sold in Summersville. According to the West Virginia Lottery, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, a winning $35,000 Big 7s 1195 scratch-off was sold in Summersville. The winning ticket was purchased at GoMart #95 on Webster Road. The winner has been identified as Florence C. by […]
WV paid more than $900,000 sending National Guard members to Texas border in 2023
The state of West Virginia spent more than $900,000 in 2023 sending a group of volunteers from the West Virginia National Guard to the southern border as part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial Operation Lone Star initiative, according to documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act and shared by nonprofit watchdog group American […] The post WV paid more than $900,000 sending National Guard members to Texas border in 2023 appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
WVU Medicine Children’s opens new clinic to help families with infants diagnosed with NAS
MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) - WVU Medicine Children’s has partnered with local organization to offer a new clinic for families with infants diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). IMPACT WV, a program at the WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities with a focus on improving the health and well-being of...
Couple arrested after dispute over drinking the last Pepsi
SOPHIA, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A couple was arrested after fighting over drinking the last Pepsi. On July 17, 2024, a Raleigh County Deputy was assigned to respond to a domestic disturbance in Sophia. Upon arrival, the deputy found the complainant on the back porch of the residence. She reported that her daughter, Destiny Smith, had […]
Active Weather Pattern Expected to Start Next Week
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Despite drought conditions across all of NCWV, we look to finally be entering an active-weather pattern next week that will give us multiple chances for rain showers across the viewing area. The best chances look to remain in our southern counties and the mountains, which are areas in the greatest need of precipitation. After a mainly dry Sunday across NCWV, rain chances pick up tomorrow night and continue into Monday. Most chances for thunderstorms will remain non-severe on Monday. Scattered lighter rain chances throughout the rest of the week. Michael Moranelli has the details in your First Alert Forecast.
West Virginia reacts to calls for President Biden to end his campaign
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — There are more calls across the nation, including West Virginia, for President Joe Biden to withdraw from his reelection bid. Many are concerned he’s putting other political races in jeopardy. Some national Democrat party leaders have spoken to the president privately, to at least entertain the idea of stepping away from […]
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