Cottageville, WV

MINERAL WELLS, W.Va. (WTAP) - One person was taken to the hospital after their car crashed into a house in Mineral Wells. Officials with the Wood County Sheriff’s Office said they received a call around 5:30 p.m. from a neighbor who witnessed the crash. It occurred on the 400 block of Jefferson Drive.

ELEANOR, WV (WOWK) — Are there mountain lions in the Mountain State? The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WV DNR) says no, but several residents say they may have recently seen the creature creeping around. Multiple people living in Eleanor, West Virginia, have reported possible mountain lion spottings in the area during late June. […]

MASON COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A 16-year-old boy died Sunday after an accidental shooting in Gallipolis Ferry involving another teen, Mason County Sheriff Corey Miller said. Miller says investigators got the call around noon Sunday about a shooting in the area of Woodschool Road in Gallipolis Ferry. The boy’s father,...

PARKERSBURG — A pair of early events will kick of the Independence Day celebrations and activities this week in Parkersburg and Ripley. In Parkersburg, the annual American Legion Post 15 carnival and fireworks show will begin Thursday and run through July 4 at City Park with games, rides and concessions.

Thirteen Indictments Handed Down During June Grand Jury. Editor’s Note: All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. An indictment is one part of the legal process. It is not a conviction. Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney James K. Stanley announces that on June 15,...

POCA, WV (WOWK) — A Poca man will spend six and a half years behind bars for the transportation of child pornography. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Keegan Shane Stanley, 31 of Poca, uploaded child pornography videos to the file-sharing website, Dropbox, in May 2021. The press release says a search found that […]

UPDATE (2:45 P.M. June 27, 2022): The Mason Volunteer Fire Department says a trash truck has been removed from the parking lot of the BP gas station on Second Street after two of the vehicle’s back tires got stuck in a sinkhole. According to an employee of the Par Mar BP gas station, the business […]

COOLVILLE — A former fire chief, who served 65 years with the Coolville Volunteer Fire Department, died in a farming accident Thursday at his family’s farm in Coolville. A procession of fire engines paid tribute to John W. Coen, 83, who was laid to rest Monday after the funeral service at Coolville United Methodist Church. Flags were planted by Coen’s longtime vehicle, Coolville Fire’s Utility 54, which was parked on the church lawn to commemorate his legacy and impact on the fire service in Coolville...

WINFIELD, W.Va. — It's a new era for Winfield football, but first-year head coach, Eddie Smolder is trying to make it feel like a throwback. Eyewitness Sports caught up with the veteran coach, who's getting started in his first season leading the Generals.

HUNTINGTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Keegan Shane Stanley, 31, of Poca, was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison, to be followed by 20 years of supervised release, for transportation of child pornography. According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 9, 2021, Stanleyuploaded...

APPLE GROVE, W.Va. — A teenage boy died Sunday in what Mason County authorities are describing as an accidental shooting. Mason County Sheriff Corey Miller said the 16-year-old boy was shot by a friend at around 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the Apple Grove area. The boy suffered a single...

DAVISVILLE, W.Va. (WTAP) - ”Independence day used to be from starting out in childhood. It was home-made ice cream, watermelons, and the fireworks. Afterwards it sort of changed,” DeBerry said. That change came for Paul DeBerry after graduating from Parkersburg High School in 1965 before heading to Parris...

Charles Lee Cozart, 77, of Ravenswood, WV, passed away Monday, June 27, 2022, in J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV, following a brief illness. He was born July 24, 1944, in Ripley, WV, a son of the late Arlene Maxine (Cozart) Pease. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his infant daughter; brothers, John F. “Butch” Pease, Timothy Pease.

GALLIPOLIS — An African penguin was joined by an armadillo, a tortoise, an echidna, and a sloth during Saturday’s visit by the Columbus Zoo to the Bossard Memorial Library in Gallipolis. The visit was part of Bossard’s Summer Reading Program “Oceans of Possibilities.”. Library Director Debbie...

MASON — The Town of Mason will celebrate Independence Day on Saturday, July 2 with a parade, ice cream social, activities at the park, fireworks, and more. The day will begin with an ice cream social by the Mason Volunteer Fire Department, starting at 11 a.m. There will be nine flavors of homemade ice cream featured, which will be sold by the cup, pint, quart, or gallon. Also being sold will be hotdogs and drinks.