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Weather Extra | Tornado alley alive means summery weekend at home
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt led its Friday newscast with a vicious tornado outbreak on the High Plains. Here at home we are immune from severe weather, thanks to favorable wind currents. Tony outlines the benign weather pattern locally for graduations, spring football and 5K runs.
More charges filed in child torture case
ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) - A man and woman arrested in January in a disturbing case of child abuse are facing a long list of new charges from the grand jury. Many details in the latest court documents are too graphic to share, outlining the torture investigators say a little girl went through.
Christian to be new South Point Elementary principal
SOUTH POINT — A new principal will take the helm at South Point Elementary School in the fall, but it is a name students in the district know well. The district’s board of education chose Bill Christian for the position on Wednesday. Christian, a South Point resident, has served as the school’s assistant principal for […] The post Christian to be new South Point Elementary principal appeared first on The Tribune.
Arrest made after porch fire
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A person has been arrested after setting a fire along 11th Street in Huntington, according to the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire happened on the porch of a home, officials say. The State Fire Marshal’s Office investigated the incident. Keep...
Woman swallows ‘8-ball’ while resisting arrest after drug deal interrupted by trooper
HUNTINGTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Cabell County woman faces multiple charges following an altercation with a West Virginia State Trooper on Tuesday. According to WVSP documentation, at approximately 6:38pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, WVSP Trooper T.A. Ellis was conducting road patrols in the Huntington area and observed two individuals in an alleyway between 10th […]
Brantley Gilbert to perform at Marshall Health Network Arena
HUNTINGTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – American country-rock singer and songwriter, Brantley Gilbert has been announced as an upcoming performer at Huntington’s Marshall Mountain Health Arena. The performance, scheduled to take place on September 19th, 2024, was announced on Friday as part of an extension of Gilbert’s ongoing Off the Rails tour, which will be making its […]
Celebrating and thankful
Oak Ridge Boys mark five decades, at Paramount Saturday night ASHLAND, Ky. — When the Oak Ridge Boys take the stage Saturday at the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, it will be for two purposes — to celebrate the core lineup’s five decades together, as well as to offer thanks to all who have supported […] The post Celebrating and thankful appeared first on The Tribune.
First Alert Weather | Friday Forecast
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The air will chill to 40 by dawn (30s across the open countryside). Fog on riverbanks, heavy dew on golf course greens and fairways and yes even a kiss of frost in the coldest hollows will greet the first light of Friday. Then a hazy, sunshiny morning will give way to gathering afternoon clouds. Highs will make the mid-70s before a scattered evening shower passes.
‘It was an error of a heartless man:’ Father of 25-year-old shot while turkey hunting in Wayne County speaks out
WAYNE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – Instead of celebrating his 25th birthday on an annual father-son hunting trip, a Wayne County man is recovering in the hospital after being shot by another hunter. “A lot of people is going to blame this on guns, but it wasn’t the gun’s fault,” said Wayne Williamson, the Kermit Assistant […]
Dry floodwalls and wet paint: how murals keep one Ohio city’s history alive
Ohio is filled with public art. In Columbus, bronze deer statues rest on their elbows, overlooking the Scioto River. In Cleveland, a giant FREE stamp sits on its side near the waterfront of Lake Erie. In Dayton, a tribute to the Wright brothers abstractly recreates their first 12-second flight. But...
Huntington’s first all-women softball league kicks off the season strong
HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) — You might have heard about baseball and the “boys of summer,” but Friday evening, as the song goes, “this one is for the girls.” Along with the Greater Huntington Parks Men’s and Co-Ed Softball Leagues, there’s now an all-women’s recreational league. Shelby Hill, who’s a player on one of the teams, […]
Man killed in ATV crash in Wayne County
WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A man was killed in a rollover ATV crash Tuesday in Wayne County, deputies said. The incident was reported just after noon in the 4000 block of Fifth Street Road in Huntington, according to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said...
Animal shelter expanding
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The Huntington-Cabell-Wayne Animal Control Shelter is making progress on getting more dogs some more sunshine. Rachel Boone is the K-9 Coordinator and Behavior Specialist for the shelter. She said the shelter is still at full capacity for their dogs and the new outdoor pens will be a big help.
From High School to Med School: Tug Valley student’s path to success at Marshall
Among the ten seniors chosen for the B.S./M.D. program at Marshall University and its Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine was Megan Griffey, a student from Tug Valley High School. “I am extremely blessed to have been chosen for the 2024 BS/MD cohort at Marshall University,” Griffey said. Established...
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