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Jackson County woman dies two years after waking up from coma, saying her brother attacked her
JACKSON COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — A woman who woke up from a two-year coma and said her brother was the one to attack her has died, according to her obituary page. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office in 2022, Wanda Palmer was attacked where she was hacked and left for dead in June 2020 […]
West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky troopers vying for 2024 ‘Best Looking Cruiser’
(WOWK) – The annual American Association of State Troopers Best Looking Cruiser Contest has begun for 2024! This year marks the AAST’s 11th annual contest. All state law enforcement agencies across the U.S. were encouraged to submit a photo entry that is unique to and represents its state. Voting began Monday, July 15, and will run through […]
Trial in Ohio’s gender-affirming care law begins
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The first day of the trial for the Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act wrapped up in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas on Monday. The SAFE Act aims to ban minors from receiving gender-affirming care, like hormone blockers, in Ohio. It also prohibits a mental health professional from diagnosing […]
Illinois dam fails, residents told to evacuate area
Thunderstorms with heavy rains and tornadoes rattled the Chicago area and elsewhere in the Midwest, overtopping a dam Tuesday in southern Illinois, cutting power to hundreds of thousands, and even sending weather forecasters scrambling for safety. A woman in Indiana died after a tree fell onto a home.
Menendez convicted on bribery, foreign agent charges
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez (D) was found guilty of bribery, acting as a foreign agent and a slew of other charges in his federal corruption case Tuesday. The embattled Democrat and ex-chair of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee was convicted on all 16 counts he faced, from accepting luxurious bribes in exchange for […]
West Virginia man reported missing in Summersville Lake area
SUMMERSVILLE, WV (WOWK) – A West Virginia man has been reported missing in the Summersville Lake area. West Virginia State Police and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources officers are searching for a 44-year-old man from the Morgantown area, according to Lieutenant Mike Coberly with WV DNR. Coberly says the man had gone on […]
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