Auburn, WV

NEWPORT, Ohio. (WTAP) - A two-county police chase that occurred late Tuesday night in Ohio resulted in two injuries and one person arrested. Robert Dalrymple was arrested and charged with failure to comply, a third-degree felony, and assault, a fourth-degree felony. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page,...

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — Carolyn Taylor, 40 of St. Marys, West Virginia pleaded guilty Wednesday to perjury. Taylor is a former St. Marys police department clerk. She admitted to lying about a program that allowed people charged with crimes to pay cash and gift cards to avoid criminal sanctions, according to United States Attorney William […]

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - A former St. Marys police department employee is facing jail time after officials say she admitted to perjury in the investigation into the now-suspended “Slow Down for the Holidays” program. According to a news release from the Department of Justice, Carolyn Taylor, 40 years...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Therapy Services LLC had a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday for its autism center in Morgantown. Therapy Services LLC has been serving patients in Morgantown, Weston and Bridgeport for over 25 years. The company is now gearing some of its focus to improve its service for autistic children and adults. “It’s exciting. It’s […]

WHEELING, W.Va (WDTV) - A former St. Marys police department employee pleaded guilty to lying about a program that allowed people charged with crimes to pay cash and gift cards to avoid criminal sanctions, according to United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld. Carolyn Taylor, 40 of St. Marys, pleaded guilty today...

SALEM, W.Va. (WBOY) — Salem University held a one-day drone camp on Wednesday for students in the university’s Upward Bound program. Wednesday’s camp taught the use and technology of consumer and commercial drones. Marathon Petroleum and Bridgeport-based The Thrasher Group made the camp possible by bringing their drones out to teach students. Organizers said that […]

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – Kalani Ghost Hunter visited West Virginia yet again this weekend–first visiting The Old Hospital on College Hill in Williamson on Thursday and then Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston on Sunday. With nearly two million followers on TikTok, Kalani posts live videos of his ghost hunts on the video app as well as […]

Judith D. “Judy” McKown, age 74, of Newport, Ohio, died Saturday, June 25, 2022, at The Arbors at Marietta with her daughter by her side. She was born April 30, 1948, in Noble County, daughter of the late Harry L. and Edna E. Cobb Barlow. Judy was retired from Wal-Mart in Marietta. She spent many hours assisting with the Disabled American Veterans. She loved to play bingo and volunteered at bingo nights at the Newport Volunteer Fire Department. She also enjoyed gardening and flowers.

WHEELING, W.Va. — A former member of the St. Mary’s Police Department on Wednesday admitted she lied about a government effort related to DUI charges. Carolyn Taylor, 40, of St. Marys pleaded guilty to perjury. Taylor previously served as the clerk of the St. Mary’s Police Department.

SALEM, W.Va. (WV News) — Eugene “Gene” Dennis Botting, 70, of Troy, WV, went home on Monday, June 27, 2022, as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born March 8, 1952, in Houlten, ME, son of the late Neil Botting and Betty Weir. Gene served...

CHARLESTON — A former clerk for the St. Marys Police Department pleaded guilty as a federal grand jury probes a program that canceled traffic tickets and certain misdemeanor charges in exchange for donations to a Christmas gift program. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the North District of...

In December, 12 News told you about Ken and Allie Dravis, a couple from Weston who hiked the entirety of the Appalachian Trail at ages 64 and 47.

UPSHUR COUNTY, W.Va (WDTV) - A Lewis County man died in a head-on crash Saturday afternoon in Upshur County. Officers responded to the accident on Rt. 20 South near Hinkleville around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to a release from the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation revealed Brennen...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Sentencing for a Lost Creek woman found guilty of knowingly allowing the child abuse homicide of her 5-year-old nephew has been delayed until August. Chasity Nicole Wodzinski, who was tentatively scheduled for sentencing Thursday morning, will now be sentenced Aug. 2 at 1 p.m.,...

GLENVILLE — Jared Bishop, a Glenville State University Department of Land Resources student, recently received the EnerGIS scholarship. The scholarship is available to students in the Appalachian Region who are enrolled in a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) program and are actively working on research projects that utilize GIS software.

PENNSBORO, W.Va. (WV News) — Richard F. McCullough, 87, of Greenwood, WV, departed this life on Monday, June 27, 2022, at United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, WV. Richard was born September 7, 1934, in Kent, OH, the son of the late Corbett and Thelma (James) McCullough. He retired from...

Plans are coming together for Weston’s Independence Day festivities on July 2, including a new street fair. Members of the Weston Volunteer Fire Department, Weston city officials and others are working together to revamp the annual festivities in hopes of bringing more people to town to enjoy the evening.

WEST UNION, W.Va. (WV News) — The Doddridge County Commission this week ordered a new election in the Doddridge County Board of Education race following an error on absentee and early voting ballots. The race will now be decided in the general election on Nov. 8. Only the candidates...

GLENVILLE — The 2022 Live on the Levee lineup has been released, and it features several Glenville State University musicians. The Parachute Brigade will headline the July 22 concert in Charleston. The indie-roots band from Beckley includes Glenville State alumna Brittany McGuire on vocals and keyboard. Eric Robbins, Justin...