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Several crews respond to large residential fire in Frame
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A large fire broke out at a residential home in the Frame area Thursday, according to a social media post from Pinch Volunteer Fire Department. According to the post, emergency workers responded to an aid call from Frame Fire Department around 7 p.m. reporting...
Nicholas County native named new Mountaineer mascot for WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Nicholas County native officially takes on the role of the Mountaineer mascot Friday during a symbolic rifle ceremony at West Virginia University. Braden Adkins, of Richwood, officially accepted the title after being named the successor to Mikel Hagar on March 2, according to a...
Missing West Virginia woman found safe
A West Virginia woman who has been missing for more than three days, after last being seen in Pilot Mountain, has been found safe in a Virginia hotel, according to her daughter. Sarah Minney Wright, of Roane County, West Virginia, was reported missing by her daughter, Lexi Wright, of Havelock, on Sunday. At the time, she said her mother was traveling from West Virginia to Havelock, which is in the eastern portion of North Carolina, near Morehead City, and had stayed overnight at a hotel...
Patriot Legacies: John Walker an early settler at Big Springs
John Walker was born in 1747 in County Antrim, Ireland. At age 29, in 1776, he enlisted as a Private in Capt. John Morrow’s Company of Pennsylvania Riflemen of the 2nd Battalion. He took part in the battles of Long Island, New York; Trenton, New Jersey; and Brandywine and Germantown in Pennsylvania. John’s service coincided with a bleak time in our country’s fight for independence. The Continental Army only narrowly got away after its defeat at Long Island. Trenton was a morale booster as Washington...
Lady Cavaliers Dominant in Win Over Nicholas County
SUMMERSVILLE- On Wednesday, April 24, the Greenbrier West Lady Cavaliers jumped out to a quick lead in the first innings and then erupted for six runs in the fifth that put the game away for good in their impressive 10-1 victory over the Nicholas County Lady Grizzlies. West got two runs on the board in […] The post Lady Cavaliers Dominant in Win Over Nicholas County appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Braxton County Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime
BRAXTON COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Thomas Jason Drake, 48, of Gassaway, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements made in court, Drake, a lawyer, admitted that he possessed and pawned a Taurus Model G3C 9mm handgun on December 20, 2021, a Winchester Model Grand European […]
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