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Braxton County Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime
BRAXTON COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Thomas Jason Drake, 48, of Gassaway, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements made in court, Drake, a lawyer, admitted that he possessed and pawned a Taurus Model G3C 9mm handgun on December 20, 2021, a Winchester Model Grand European […]
Mid-Ohio Valley Odds and Ends
NEW MATAMORAS — Matamoras No. 374, Free and Accepted Masons, 301 Main St., New Matamoras, will hold a community breakfast buffet from 8-11 a.m. May 4. Carry out is available. The suggested donation is $7 per person. Proceeds support the Grand Lodge of Ohio Charitable Foundation, the Ohio Masonic...
Visit the West Virginia Wildlife Center
The approaching Earth Day is a great time to start thinking about ways to get outdoors and enjoy all the wonderful escapes our region has to offer. In doing so, it’s difficult NOT to want to do a better job taking care of our planet. And yes, that is our responsibility. For goodness sake, Ohio leads the country for tornadoes in 2024 with 38. Kentucky is fourth. Something is changing, folks.
Man fires gun at plain clothes police officers, arrested
FRENCH CREEK, W.Va (WDTV) - An Upshur County man was arrested after firing a gun towards plain clothes police officers, according to court documents. On Tuesday, deputies with the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office received multiple complaints of Seng Run Road in French Creek being blocked by a landowner and another landowner brandishing guns at people.
No evidence of ‘furries’ in Nebo School District despite allegations, social media firestorm
PAYSON — Allegations of students at Mt. Nebo Junior High School dressing up like animals and biting, barking and pouncing on fellow students created a social media firestorm on Wednesday. As it turns out, these allegations were “completely unfounded,” said Seth Sorensen, spokesman for the Nebo School District....
PinPoint Yellow Alert Day: Threat for storms sticks around this evening
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - A tornado watch is in effect until midnight for Athens, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Pleasants, Ritchie, Washington, and Wood Counties. Morning showers lead to a sunny and very warm afternoon. This is giving us the chance for severe storms as a cold front moves through this evening. We are under a slight (2/5) risk for severe weather as the cold front moves through. The main threats for severe weather will be large hail (about the size of a quarter) and damaging winds (up to 60 mph). There is also a chance for an isolated tornado to spin up as the front moves through. The storms will likely move through this evening between 6 and 10 p.m.
LUCAS Mobile Lung Cancer Screening Unit Lines Up Additional May Stops Including One in Salem
LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Boone, Monroe, Harrison, Marion, Pendleton, and Preston counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, LUCAS will be at:. Southern WV Health Systems in Madison from...
Weather Extra | April shower and storm week ahead
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Midway through the month of April and one thing is for sure! Namely, the spring storm season remains active. Take this afternoon when storm clusters with lightning strikes, hail and strong winds have passed through parts of Central West Virginia, including the Little Kanawha and upper Elk River valleys. One hail cell in particular buffeted eastern Braxton County with marbles and dimes (size of hail stones) while no doubt whitening the ground in spots.
Doddridge sets record, wins overall title at Fenton Relays
WILLIAMSTOWN – Doddridge County boys track coach Bobby Burnside reacted as if he won the Powerball. He definitely needed a few moments for a cool down period after his 4×400 broke a school record which stood since 1996. In the final event of the night Tuesday at the...
West Virginia State Wildlife Center in French Creek is Open Again after Completion of Relicensing Process
Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced today that the West Virginia State Wildlife Center in French Creek has reopened to the public after completing a federal relicensing process. "We faced numerous challenges and overcame several obstacles, but we fought tirelessly to reopen our...
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