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Two arrested for child neglect
MATEWAN, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Two people were arrested on Monday for child neglect. Curtis Meade, 24, and Katie Perdew, 23, were both booked into the South Western Regional Jail on Tuesday. The Mingo County Sheriff’s Office says Meade and Perdew, of Matewan, are charged with two counts of child neglect...
Paintsville man charged with drug trafficking
A Paintsville man was arrested on marijuana and drug trafficking charges on May 2 after initially refusing to leave Paintsville ARH’s emergency room, according to the Paintsville Police Department. According to the citation, PPD Officer Timothy Ratliff received a call from staff at the emergency room that a man...
First Alert Weather Extra: Showers return, high water possible
(WSAZ) - Mid-Tuesday evening, a cloudburst parked over southern Wayne WV dumping more than 2″ of rain. A Flash Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service. 911 dispatchers tell Newschannel 3 that the area around Cabwaylingo State Park has high water. Given the weather conditions that fostered this torrent will be around thru Wednesday, the risk of new high water in select spots is a strong possibility.
West Virginia State Police urges compliance after multiple violent incidents this week
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — After Lincoln County Senior State Trooper Travis Hurley was stabbed multiple times and hospitalized by a suspect who ran from a traffic stop, State Police Superintendent Col. Jack Chambers said this just adds to a troubling trend within the past year. Even within the past week, a man was killed in Greenbrier County after troopers said he refused to drop a knife.
Ambulance service owner convicted of tax crimes
The owner of an ambulance service that operates in Mingo County has been convicted in federal court of tax crimes. According to a statement from the office of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Will Thompson, after four days of trial on May 2, a jury in Beckley convicted Christopher Jason Smyth, 48, of Pineville, for for failing to pay the taxes withheld from employees’ wages at an ambulance service he operated – Stat EMS — and for obstructing the IRS.
Wayne High School students present careers capstones
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS)– Leaders from Appalachian Power and the Education Alliance observed the capstone presentations of students at Wayne High School in Wayne County. For their senior English class capstone projects, students learned about various careers in the energy sector and shared their reports with company leaders during today’s presentations. The capstone projects allowed students […]
West Virginia man works to boost solar industry in his home state
Conner Marshall is a senior at Wayne High School in Wayne, West Virginia. One day a week, instead of going to class, he heads up onto rooftops to help install solar panels. Marshall: “I lay the panels, get the panels ready to be laid, pack the panels up the ladder.”
Five arrested after Louisa drug bust
LOUISA, Ky. (WYMT) - Multiple people were arrested after a drug bust in Louisa on Thursday. Officers went to a home on West Powhattan Street to serve warrants when they found drugs. Five people were arrested and face drug related charges. Deidre Warren, 37, of Louisa, was served on a...
High school senior remembers her mother, speaks on connection with stepmother on Mother’s Day
Wayne High School senior, Aubrey Mullins, lost her mother, Melissa, to pancreatic cancer when she was seven years old. She spoke to News Center 7 on Mother's Day about her mother and the important connection she found later in life with her stepmother.
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