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In February, Noah Thompson’s best friend forced him to auditioned for “American Idol.” For many of the show’s fans he’s become a household name. The 19-year-old construction worker performs Sunday in hopes of becoming the next “American Idol.”. “But where I’m from, you really...

Noah Thompson's American Idol crown is still hanging in the balance pending Sunday night's (May 22) finale, but his home county in Kentucky is already recognizing him as a star. The singer recently received his own road sign on Lawrence County's "Country Music Highway," Route 23. American Idol posted photos...

South Point Lady Pointers freshman Bindi Staley and junior Makinzie Luhrsen came away with first place finishes in the Division 3 district track meet to earn a trip to the regional meet. The cousins are coached by their grandfather who is veteran coaching legend Randy Smith. Luhrsen (left) had a personal best as she won the discus with a toss of 106-feet 8-inches while Staley (right) won the pole vault as she broke her own school record by clearing 8-feet, 2-inches. The cousins — who had the only first place finishes for the Lady Pointers — are bookending their grandfather. (Photo Submitted)

CHILLICOTHE — The reigning Region 11 champions will have an opportunity to defend that title in next week’s Division III regional tournament. The Wheelersburg Lady Pirates, the No. 1-seed in Division III in the Southeast District, handed Ironton a 7-0 defeat in the Unioto #3 district final to preserve their spot in the Region 11 semis.

Just in time for the 154th Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade, the William C. Lambert Military Museum and Archive has put up a new exhibit honoring Lawrence County citizens who served in World War II. Brent Pyles, the president of the museum, called it an extension of the museum that...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Airport staff in Huntington are working to stay up to date while preparing for emergencies. Tri-State Airport held an emergency simulation on Saturday, with staff members testing their emergency response plans and services in the event of a major disaster. Airport staff members said they...

Dear Lawyer Mark: So, I was walking down a sidewalk in Ironton the other day and when I was approaching the entrance way to an alley, a car just pulled right out. At first, I was quite frightened but after I composed myself I realized that I possibly could have been injured.

DENVER (KKTV/Gray News) - Nearly a dozen people are suspected of operating an organized crime ring in Colorado to help fuel their meth, heroin and fentanyl habits. The Denver District Attorney’s Office announced the indictment of 11 suspects on Thursday. The group is suspected of stealing at least 130 vehicles in the Denver Metro Area. The estimated value of vehicles and property taken is about $3 million.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University baseball team (20-34-1, 9-21 C-USA) fell in its season finale to the Florida Atlantic Owls (34-21, 19-11 C-USA), 11-1, at the Kennedy Center on Saturday. The Herd honored Jordon Billups, Geordon Blanton, Louis Davenport and Jeffrey Purnell in its pregame Senior Day ceremony...

HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) – Community members and officials met at the Huntington Tri-State Airport for a skills training event imitating the scene of a plane crash. “There’s a history here at the airport, and about every three years we do a drill so that we can refresh the old people and train the new people,” […]

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Florida Atlantic University baseball team earned a sweep of Marshall on Saturday behind a complete game from starter Nicholas Del Prado. The Owls finished the regular season 19-11 in C-USA and will be the four-seed in the conference tournament beginning Wednesday in Hattiesburg, Miss. THE...

SOUTH POINT — Just like a lot of graduating seniors this year, Mason Kazee is planning to go away to college. Check that. He’s not going away to college, he’s going AWAY to college. The South Point Pointers senior soccer standout signed to attend York St. John...

The FAU Owls baseball team (34-21, 19-11 C-USA) ended the regular season with a convincing three-game sweep on the road in Huntington, W.Va against Marshall University (20-34-1, 9-21 C-USA). Game 1 (Thursday, May 19, 2022): FAU 8, Marshall 6. Senior left-hander Hunter Cooley earned his eighth win of the season...

CHILLICOTHE — The district title game was played Saturday. But it was probably decided a month ago. On April 26, Ironton played at Gallipolis and ace pitcher Keegan Moore stepped in a hole in the pitching circle during her warm-ups. She suffered an ankle and foot injury that sidelined her from pitching for two weeks.

New hearing set for next week, warrant will be issued if he doesn’t appear in person. A YouTuber arrested after police said he refused to leave the Ironton City Center in March was a no show at his pretrial hearing on Thursday. A new hearing was set for next week and a bench warrant will be issued if Jose Maria DeCastro doesn’t show again.

A quick dip in the pool can be just what people need on a hot and humid day. However, those enjoying it want to feel safe while doing so, which is why having enough lifeguards on duty is so important.

In light of the horrible events surrounding yet another racially-motivated mass murder, I will ask neither forgiveness nor permission as I express my deep sorrow and even deeper anger!. As human beings, and more importantly, as children of the God we each worship, we, every one of us, can and...

WAYNE, W.Va. (AP) — High school seniors who are about to graduate experienced a blast from the past as they walked the halls of the elementary schools they once attended. Wayne High School seniors visited East Lynn, Lavalette and Wayne elementary schools on May 16 and were welcomed by students there with cheers, signs and high-fives for making it through high school and getting ready to graduate in the coming weeks.