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Hurricane house sustains damage in early morning fire
HURRICANE, W.Va. — A fire caused significant damage at a house in Hurricane early Saturday morning. Flames were showing through the roof when firefighters arrived on the scene at 3 South Brooke Drive at around 4:45 a.m. Firefighters from Hurricane, Teays Valley, Nitro, Milton and Culloden battled the blaze....
Son strikes mother in face, threating to kill her
LINCOLN COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A son is behind bars after he started striking his mother in the face and threatening to kill her. Upon arrival at the specified location in Lincoln County on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at around midnight, Tpr. C.T. Daniels responded to a call from Lincoln County 911 regarding a domestic […]
Route 60 temporarily closed in Cedar Grove after vehicle hits fallen tree, dispatchers say
Route 60 is closed after a vehicle hit a fallen tree near powerlines in the area, according to dispatchers. Reports of the incident came in at about 6:45 p.m. along E Dupont Avenue and Britt Hollow Road near the Cedar Grove area. Emergency services are currently waiting as Appalachian Power...
PPD: Escapee from jail custody caught in WV
Prestonsburg Police on the evening of June 24 confirmed that a Johnson County man who escaped from the custody of the Floyd County Detention Center on June 23 was caught by police in West Virginia. According to Prestonsburg Police Chief Ross Shurtleff, on June 24, officers in Barboursville, West Virginia,...
Woman arrested after drunkenly attacking husband, attempting to beat down door
HOMETOWN, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Putnam County woman faces charges after reportedly attacking her husband while intoxicated last week. According to Putnam County Magistrate Court documents, on June 19, 2024, at approximately 11:08pm, Deputy Moses with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Hometown area of Putnam County with regard to a reported […]
NTSB releases initial information on New York to Charleston flight
SIDNEY, NY — The National Transportation Safety Board has released initial information in connection with a Sunday plane crash in upstate New York that killed five members of a family including two young boys. The single-engine Piper was scheduled to make a refueling stop at West Virginia International Yeager...
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Approves New Five-Year Contract for WVSU President Ericke S. Cage
INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission earlier today approved a new five-year contract for West Virginia State University (WVSU) President Ericke S. Cage. The new long-term agreement was approved by the WVSU Board of Governors in June. “I am humbled to receive this vote of...
A winning formula
As West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice heads into his final six months in office, he isn’t backing off his efforts to continue lowering the state’s personal income tax. On Monday, Justice and other state leaders gathered at the Culture Center in Charleston to celebrate the conclusion of another strong fiscal year. Despite cutting the personal income tax 21.25%, the state’s budget has a robust $826 million surplus.
Kelsey Miller among Mississippi State University's spring 2024 graduates
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS (WV News) -- Kelsey Miller, of Advent, WV, is among nearly 3,500 students graduating from Mississippi State University in spring 2024. Miller received the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from MSU's College of Veterinary Medicine.
KY Charleston WV Zone Forecast
KY Charleston WV Zone Forecast for Monday, July 1, 2024. Zone Forecast Product for Central Appalachians and Middle Ohio Valley. This product provides average values for each zone and may not. be representative of exact locations. For a more site-specific. forecast visit: https://weather.gov/rlx. KYZ103-022000- Boyd- Including the cities of Ashland...
West Virginia Board of Education to Meet in Kanawha County – July 8, 2024
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education will meet to conduct routine business at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, July 8, 2024, in Capitol Building 6, Suite 600, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West Virginia. The meeting agenda may be accessed at http://wvde.state.wv.us/minutes/current/AGENDA1.htm. A live audio stream of...
Hurricane mourns long-time city council member
HURRICANE, WV (WOWK) – The Hurricane community is mourning the loss of a long-time public servant. According to Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards, former councilman Reggie Billups passed away Friday morning after a battle with cancer. Mayor Edwards says Billups served as a member of the Hurricane City Council for 43 years, and served on the […]
'A teenage clubhouse': Bail revoked for couple accused of locking adopted children in filthy shed, forcing manual labor
In a case invoking allegations of modern-day slavery, a judge has decided to revoke the bail of a West Virginia couple recently accused of locking their adopted children inside of a filthy shed on their property, hiding another child in a separate room inside the main house and forcing them all to do farm labor. The post ‘A teenage clubhouse’: Bail revoked for couple accused of locking adopted children in filthy shed, forcing manual labor first appeared on Law & Crime.
Pedestrians, officials ready for new Capital Connector project
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Local and state officials are touting the latest upgrades coming to the Capital City. Funding for the new Capital Connector project was announced earlier this week, with the City of Charleston set to get $25 million in grant funding from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant […]
'There's a lot of people struggling': $10 million fund fills food pantries across the state
Three families carpooled in one minivan last week from St. Albans, waiting for the doors to open at Kanawha Dreamers Family Support Center on Charleston’s West Side. “I’ve been here since they opened; I was here the first day,” St. Albans resident Alisa Holyfield said of the support center, which serves all of Kanawha County.
WV Poison Center Director named Distinguished Mountaineer
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice named West Virginia Poison Center Executive Director and West Virginia University Pharmacy professor Dr. Elizabeth Scharman a Distinguished Mountaineer for her toxicology education and poison prevention contributions throughout West Virginia in the last 32 years. Scharman has served as the West Virginia Poison Center...
On the Town: WVSU fundraiser, 2024 Black & Gold Gala
On Thursday, June 20, a fundraiser for West Virginia State University was held at Darin Fisher Designer Showroom in Charleston. Chef Paul Smith, recipient of the 2024 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southeast and a WVSU graduate was the featured speaker. For those in attendance, Chef Paul demonstrated some of his culinary skills as he fileted a salmon. Proceeds from the event will help support scholarships and educational programs at WVSU.
Kanawha County first to receive new model of all-electric school bus
SOUTH CHARLESTON — GreenPower Motor Co. rolled out the first of its next generation of all-electric school buses Thursday morning at its manufacturing plant in South Charleston. Kanawha County Schools officials took the keys to the first Beast Type D bus model, which has the longest range on the...
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