Investigation continues following deadly shootout in Floyd County, Ky.

HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. (WCHS) — Investigators in Kentucky said a man appeared to have shot his wife and then killed himself Tuesday. Phoebe Cloud, 39, was allegedly shot by her husband Mitchell Cloud, 39, before he fatally shot himself in Harlan County, Kentucky State Police said in a news release.

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ky. (WCHS) — A high-speed chase in Lawrence County, Kentucky, resulted in four people being arrested on various charges, deputies said. Larry Joel Maynard, Michael May, Rachel Mills and Charles Hensley all face charges after deputies said they initially observed a vehicle driven by May pass in a no passing zone on KY 32, according to a news release from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office.

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WCHS) — A man accused of killing three officers and wounding several others during a shootout in Floyd County, Kentucky, pleaded not guilty Monday, court officials said. Lance Storz, 49, is charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with the June 30 shootout in Allen,...

PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WCHS) — Three people were injured Monday morning in an explosion in Pike County, Kentucky. An explosion at a home located in the 500 block of Lickfork Road in Dorton was reported about 9:30 a.m., said Nee Jackson with Pike County Emergency Management. Two of those...

BREATHITT COUNTY, Ky. (WCHS) — Officials have released the names of two people still missing following historic flooding in eastern Kentucky. Vanessa Baker, 60, and Nancy Cundiff, 29, both of the Lost Creek community in Breathitt County, have been unaccounted for since the devastating flooding on July 28, according to a news release from Kentucky State Police.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The West Virginia Division of Highways accepted bids Tuesday for a massive road project designed to improve a large portion of Hal Greer Boulevard in Huntington. The project calls for realigning intersections at 10th Avenue and Charleston Avenue, widening sidewalks, adding bicycle lanes, installing new...

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 declined in West Virginia on Wednesday after nearly topping 400 the day before. The state’s hospitalization total dropped by 16 to 383, according to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Intensive care admissions increased by one to 62 and the number of people on ventilators dropped by three to 12.

FORT GAY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A 14-year-old fatally shot a man during a domestic violence incident Sunday evening in Wayne County, state police said. Ermal Mullins III, 37, was found dead on the porch of a Fort Gay residence by investigators, according to a news release from West Virginia State Police.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A teenager who shot and killed a man who confronted him during car break-ins near St. Albans got the maximum sentence Monday for the crime that he earlier admitted doing. On the sentencing day for 17-year-old Eli Nelson, the mother of the man who was...

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Mingo County man was cited after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on bag at West Virginia International Yeager Airport, federal officials said. Transportation Security Administration officers on Monday who were looking at an X-ray machine spotted a .380-caliber handgun loaded with...

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 jumped to nearly 400 Tuesday in West Virginia as four more virus-related deaths were added. The state’s hospitalization total climbed by 28 to 399, according to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The hospitalizations include 61 people in intensive care (down eight) and 15 people on ventilators (down four).

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continued to climb Monday in West Virginia. The state reported 371 hospitalizations due to the virus, up 10 from the last report on Friday, according to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Intensive care admissions also increased by five to 69 while the number of people on ventilators remained at 19.

WASHINGTON (WJLA) — A second lawsuit was filed Monday against Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin for the release of records related to a tip line he created allowing parents to report “inherently divisive concepts” taught in classrooms, according to a press release. Attorneys from Ballard Spahr's Media and...

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Multiple paving projects in the region have been awarded by the West Virginia Division of Highways. The projects span multiple counties in the Eyewitness News viewing area, including Jackson, Nicholas, Kanawha, Calhoun and Logan counties, according to a news release from the WVDOH. The...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — After catching a few days with lesser rainfall, that changes Tuesday and especially Wednesday. A front up toward our north - something we've seen far too often this summer- will sink south over the next 24 to 36 hours, resulting in higher shower and thunderstorm chances.

LEWISBURG, W.Va. (WCHS) — One of the headlining musical acts at the State Fair of West Virginia has canceled. Country music artist Cody Johnson, who was set to open the fair with a performance Thursday night, has canceled the show due to illness, according to a post on his social media accounts.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Kanawha County lawmaker will be joining West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s administration as a senior adviser. Larry Pack, a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates in District 35 representing Kanawha County, will resign from his legislative role and work for the administration, according to a news release Monday from the Governor’s Office.

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Two massive broadband expansion projects in the area moved one step closer to reality Tuesday with the approval of $6 million in grant funding. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced the preliminary approval of the funding for two broadband infrastructure projects spanning Kanawha, Lincoln...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It has been a little over two months since Louisa, Ky., native Noah Thompson became the season 20 American Idol champion and the search for the next superstar has already begun. American Idol has brought back virtual auditions this year. These auditions are being held via...

ARLINGTON, Va. (WJLA) — In several school districts in Virginia, teachers are strictly prohibited from informing parents of their kids’ sexual orientation and gender identity without the student’s permission. For instance, if a Fairfax County or Loudoun County student identifies as transgender at school, teachers aren’t allowed...