Bloomingrose, WV

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Medical examiners in West Virginia have released the names of six people killed in the crash of a Vietnam-era helicopter that gave tour rides. The aircraft crashed Wednesday during its last planned flight at an annual reunion for helicopter enthusiasts in Logan County. All six people aboard were killed.

LOGAN COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The West Virginia State Police has identified the six victims in a helicopter crash on State Route 17 Wednesday. The Huey the victims were riding in crashed just before 5 p.m. onto Route 17, about 3.7 miles northeast of Logan County Airport where MARPAT Aviation was offering tour flights on the vintage chopper.

LOGAN COUNTY, WV (WOWK)— The six victims of a tragic helicopter crash in Logan County have been identified. According to the West Virginia State Police, the office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Charleston identified the victims as John Nagle II, 53 of Austin, Texas, Donald Sandhoff, 69 of Durham, North Carolina, Kevin Warren, 51 […]

LOGAN COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — A video on social media of Jack Collins dancing and smiling confirms how his sister describes him. “He always had a smile on his face,” Ann Starr tells 13 News. “I sure loved him. And will miss him.” Collins was 65 years old and from Chapmanville. He was on board […]

LOGAN, WV (WOWK) — An “avid family man” with a “big heart” is being remembered by his family after he died in a helicopter crash in Logan County on Wednesday. Brian Bledsoe says his father, Marvin Bledsoe, was 64 and from Chapmanville. He was on board the Huey helicopter that crashed Wednesday evening shortly after […]

LOGAN COUNTY, WV. – West Virginia State Police said in a statement Saturday that a Winter Garden woman was among six people who died due to a helicopter crash in Logan County on Wednesday. News 6 has contacted West Virginia State Police to learn more about the crash; a...

LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) — A helicopter that crashed during an annual reunion for helicopter enthusiasts was on its last planned flight of the day, a federal agency investigating the accident said Friday. The National Transportation Safety Board said all six people aboard — the pilot and five passengers, two...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man wanted for a murder in downtown Charleston earlier this month is back in West Virginia to face the charges. Meeko Harris, 23, of Beckley was extradited Friday from Florida to West Virginia. He was arraigned Friday evening in Kanawha County on a charge of first degree murder for the June 4th shooting death of James Daugherty.

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — People were making their voices heard on the steps of the Federal Courthouse in Charleston on Friday after the landmark decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The West Virginia Women’s Health Center Executive Director says they notified about 70 people that they couldn’t follow through with their abortion appointments after the […]

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (AP) — A Texas group that helps women pay for abortions halted its efforts Saturday while evaluating its legal risk under a strict state ban. Mississippi’s only abortion clinic continued to see patients while awaiting a 10-day notice that will trigger a ban. Elected officials across the country vowed to take action to protect women’s access to reproductive health care, and abortion foes promised to take the fight to new arenas.

CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Police in Cabell County reported making an arrest after a vehicle pursuit reached speeds exceeding 100 mph. Jacob Egnor, 22, of Sumerco, is facing charges of fleeing with reckless indifference, driving with a revoked license for DUI and using defective equipment, according to a social media post from the Milton Police Department.

The National Transportation Safety Board says a woman from Winter Garden, Florida, was among those killed in a deadly helicopter crash. NTSB has been investigating the incident, which occurred June 22, around 4:57 p.m. in Logan, West Virginia. Six people, including a pilot, three passengers and two pilot-rated passengers, were...

CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. — Family members say one of the victims of this week’s helicopter crash in Logan County had wanted to ride the Huey chopper for several years and finally got his chance. According to his son, Marvin Bledsoe of Chapmanville, known to many as “Bosco” was among...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- The only abortion clinic in West Virginia is no longer performing abortions as of Friday. Katie Quinonez, executive director of Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, said the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling issued Friday that allows states to ban abortion is making an immediate, hard-felt impact.

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — West Virginia International Yeager Airport is lowering its flags to half staff to honor Marine Corps Veteran and pilot Benny Mallory, who passed away Monday evening. He was 91. Mallory founded the Mallory Airport in South Charleston and was an award-winning pilot and instructor. Mallory is said to have trained over […]