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UPDATE: Crash turns into hit-and-run investigation after driver struck on I-64
UPDATE (12 p.m. Tuesday, July 30) – A crash on I-64 involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger car turned into a hit-and-run after the tractor-trailer driver was struck by a third vehicle. According to the Barboursville Police Department, the original crash happened shortly before 5:45 a.m. Tuesday near the 29th Street exit of I-64E. The […]
Man charged after police pursuit
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A man was arrested in Huntington early Monday morning after a short police pursuit. Huntington Police say it started in the 1100 block of 9th Ave. just after 1:00 a.m. Monday. An officer attempted to make a traffic stop but the vehicle left the area, according...
Boyfriend throws water on girlfriend, strikes her with a mop
HUNTINGTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man was charged after he threw water on his girlfriend and then struck her with a mop. On July 25, 2024, at approximately 7:34 AM, officers responded to a domestic disturbance at an apartment in Huntington, Cabell County, WV. The officers proceeded to the rear of the building where Apt. […]
Man, woman sentenced in West Virginia drug bust
HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) – A woman from Kanawha County and a man from Michigan will spend the next two years behind bars for their roles in a drug trafficking organization. According to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia’s Office, Ladonna Rae Abner, 50, of Nitro, was sentenced to two years and […]
Bond reduction denied for former gymnastics coach
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A Cabell County judge denied a motion to reduce bond for a former gymnastics coach facing multiple counts of sexual abuse by a custodian and multiple counts of sexual abuse by a person in a position of trust to a child. Lance C. Spencer, 55, of...
Driver accused in hit-and-run crash; pedestrian injured
CABELL COUNTY, (WSAZ) – A driver is accused of taking off from the scene of an accident on Tuesday morning, hitting and injuring the other driver involved while speeding away, according to the Barboursville Police Department. The accident happened in the eastbound lanes of I-64 just east of the...
Police look for driver who sped away from Interstate 64 accident scene
BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — Police are looking for the driver of a pick-up truck that hit a tractor-trailer driver as he sped away from an accident scene on Interstate 64 Tuesday morning. According to Barboursville police, there was a wreck involving a newer model white Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck and...
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