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Person hit by train in western Kanawha County
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — A person was hit by a train just north of Amandaville close to the Kanawha-Putnam line Friday afternoon, according to dispatchers. They say it happened just after 4 p.m. at First Street N and Chesapeake Road. This is off of Winfield Road. There is no word on the person’s injuries. […]
Man flagging for a tree company in West Virginia killed after being struck by a vehcile
Police say 44-year-old Venancio Motta Santoswas flagging for a tree company and was standing on the right-side roadway edge when Jimmy Wilburn, 47 years old from Sumerco, WV, struck Santoswas while driving.
West Virginia State Police whistleblower files lawsuit
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — Joseph Comer, the former West Virginia State Trooper who wrote a five-page anonymous letter alleging wrongdoing and sparking an investigation into the agency, has filed a lawsuit against them. The lawsuit was filed on Oct. 8 in Kanawha County Circuit Court. Comer is suing the West Virginia State Police, former […]
Fayette County Man Sentenced to Prison for Animal Cruelty
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Teddy E. Wood, 44, of Ansted, West Virginia, was sentenced to prison for cruelty to animals, announced Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Ciliberti, Jr. Circuit Judge Thomas H. Ewing handed down the sentence, imposing a term of no less than one and no more than five years. Wood, who pled guilty […]
This Day in WV History: The Hatfields After the Feud Sparks A New Era of Conflict
The violence of the legendary Hatfield-McCoy feud in the late 19th century left an indelible mark on American folklore, and the tragedy was particularly severe for Randolph McCoy, who lost five of his children as a result of the bitter conflict. But while the feud may have simmered down in the early 1900s, the Hatfield family, under patriarch "Devil Anse" Hatfield, remained entangled in violence—this time driven by business interests and the rapid economic changes of West Virginia’s coalfields.
Local nurse plans to jump for Bridge Day after conquering health condition
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) – Some of the activities that make up Bridge Day are considered extreme sports, and one local nurse is setting out to take them on! 60-year-old Kathy James is a nurse living in Hurricane. She grew up in Oak Hill and was part of the Oak Hill High School Band that performed at […]
Ticket booth catches fire at Crawford Field
ST. ALBANS, WV (WOWK) — No injuries have been reported after a fire broke out at the ticket booth at Crawford Field in St. Albans. The incident happened Friday night after the high school football game. St. Albans Fire Chief Lance Carney says that most of the crowd was gone when the fire started. He […]
CAMC, Thomas Hospitals awarded $310K in county opioid settlement funds
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Two Kanawha Valley hospitals have been awarded $310,000 worth of opioid settlement monies for projects to help patients affected by opioid use. The monies, awarded Wednesday by Kanawha County Commissioners, will go towards purchasing two handicap-accessible vans and remodeling two infant comfort rooms in a hospital nursery, respectively.
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