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Queens compete for crown and connections at OVAC pageant
WHEELING, W.Va. — The OVAC Queen of Queens Pageant took place Thursday night at Wheeling Park High School with 23 competitors. Hundreds of people poured into the J.B. Chambers Performing Arts Center to watch 23 different high school seniors display their talents. The event can also help create connections...
Post 15 falls in West Virginia American Legion Area 1 Tournament, 4-2
WHEELING — Rain clouds opening up in the late innings Wednesday did little to dampen Wheeling Post 1’s spirits. Post 1 used a big swing from Andrew Skadra and a big defensive play by center fielder Alex Taylor to take a 4-2 victory over Parkersburg Post 15 at Wheeling Park High School in the West Virginia American Legion Area 1 Tournament.
Met Theatre, Visit Mountaineer Country CVB and Morgantown Magazine host Don Knotts Festival 100th Birthday Celebration
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Metropolitan Theater, in partnership with Morgantown Magazine and Visit Mountaineer Country CVB, wants residents to celebrate the life and career of a local entertainment icon. In commemoration of the 100th birthday of Don Knotts, the annual Don Knotts Festival will be hosted from Saturday,...
Post 1 Wins Area One Championship
WHEELING,W.Va. (WTRF) – Wheeling Post 1 won the American Legion area one tournament championship Thursday 11-0 over Wellsburg Post 34 in five innings. Post 1 jumped out fast scoring five times in the first thanks to an rbi triple from Jaxson Murray and a two-run double from Andrew Skadra. In the third inning they added […]
Two West Virginia men arrested in Ohio after officials allegedly find meth, heroin, an unknown liquid, unknown pills, and more
Deputies pulled over a black Chevy truck traveling on State Route 7 driven by Robert Dorsey III from Littleton, West Virginia. Dorsey, 32 was traveling with passenger, Leslie Debolt, 54, out of New Martinsville.
Man charged with forcibly holding child’s head against mattress
DUNBAR, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man was charged with child abuse after forcibly holding an infant’s head down against a mattress in the crib. Wood County Sheriff’s Department said that the child’s father, Michael Eugene Mallory, forcibly held his infant child by the head and neck with his hand and used his other hand to […]
Camden Clark receives prestigious national award
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) — WVU Medicine Camden Clark has been recognized nationally by U.S. News and World Report as a high-performing hospital. The High Performing in Procedures and Conditions award is very prestigious and the highest-ranked award a hospital can receive from the U.S. News Best Hospitals and Conditions Ratings. U.S. News evaluated almost 5,000 hospitals, and those who received the award excelled in patient outcomes.
A mussel-bound voyage: Ohio River Islands refuge checks in on endangered mussels
WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. (WTAP) - On Thursday morning, volunteers, divers, and scientists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prepared for the third day of a monitoring mission in the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge. The group focused on the mussels’ populations near Buckley and Muskingum Islands, including endangered species...
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 was first reported missing Monday, July […]
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