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INSTITUTE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A woman was been pronounced dead on Sunday after being ejected from her vehicle in what authorities are calling a “road rage incident.” The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Sunday, June 5, 2023, at around 4:15PM, Deputies were dispatched with regard to a rollover crash which occurred at the […]

INSTITUTE, W.Va. (WSAZ) - According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, a deadly crash that occurred on Sunday, June 5, was the result of a road rage incident. The rollover crash happened around 4:15 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-64 at the 51 mile marker. The Kanawha County...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County man admitted Monday that he killed a woman last summer and then hid her body in a freezer to cover it up. Samuel May, 44, of Cross Lanes, made a tearful apology for the beating death of Cindy Mudd. May, who pleaded guilty...

BECKLEY, W.Va. (WVVA) - A new law affecting perpetrators in officer-involved shootings took effect on Sunday, just two days after the shooting death of W.Va. State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard. ‘Cassie Johnson’s Law’ steps up the penalties for those involved in a first responder’s death. In the case of Johnson,...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A special prosecutor has been appointed for a case involving Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper. David Wandling, the Logan County Prosecuting Attorney, has been appointed to handle the case of the Kanawha County Prosecutor’s Office sought to be removed due to conflict of interest.

WEST VIRGINIA ( LOOTPRESS) – The Mountaineer Food Bank has released the upcoming week’s schedule for its Mobile Food Pantry.  All distributions are scheduled to take place from 11:00am to 12:30 pm unless otherwise noted.  This week’s Mobile Food Pantry Schedule as announced by Mountaineer Food Bank is as follows: Braxton County: 6/6/23 – Holly […]

Pride events scheduled around the state in June; See photos of parade and festival WV Press News Report in partnership with “When All Are Counted” CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The celebration of the LGBTQ+ community in West Virginia kicked off June 1 and the City of Charleston hosted a parade and street festival on Saturday with hundreds […] The post Start of Pride Month in West Virginia celebrated in Charleston with parade and street festival appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Around 27 sites will now be host to Kanawha County School’s Summer Food Service Program this year. Free breakfast and lunch will be given to all children ages 2 to 18 at the select locations around the county starting June 6 through August 11. This...

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health today announced a $1.5 million grant to fund the “Healthy Neighborhood” pilot, noted as “an innovative and transformational food insecurity program with collaboration” between Vandalia Health Network, Marshall Health, Mountain Health Network, InComm Healthcare, and Dollar General. Charitable Fund for Health is a part […]

UPDATE (9:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 1) — A man is accused of using his late mother’s social security benefits after his mother’s decomposing body was found inside her rental home. Michael Johnson was found in a closet at her home on East 5th Street in Belle...

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - All lanes of I-64 east bound are back open after a fatal one-vehicle crash, according to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. It happened around 4:30 Sunday afternoon in the Dunbar area of Kanawha County near mile-marker 51. Metro 911 dispatchers say two people were...

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — After starring in a Universal Film and having a recent Netflix special, Comedian Jo Koy is on a hot-streak and is headed on a world tour that has several stops, including one in West Virginia. Comedian Jo Koy announced his 2023 Jo Koy World Tour will have a stop at the […]

MATEWAN, W.Va. — State police arrested a Mingo County man Friday night in connection with the shooting death of state police Sgt. Cory Maynard. Timothy Kennedy, 29, of Beech Creek, was taken into custody after troopers and other law enforcement searched for him for about seven hours. The investigation...

DUNBAR, WV (WOWK) — Three days after investigators announced they would not charge a Dunbar police officer for the death of a suspect in his custody, 13 News has obtained body camera footage and police reports that shed light on the incident. Video shows Officer Zachary Winters attempting to restrain Michael Scott Jr., 34, around […]

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — The PAAC COVID-19 Surge Testing team is hosting a free COVID-19 testing, vaccine, and booster clinic. The clinic will take place at the Hilltop Baptist Convention Center on Saturday June 10, 2023. Tests, vaccinations and booster shots will be free to the public. No appointment is needed and all testing will be on a first […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — UPDATED - 9:20 a.m., 6/2/23. Officials said Lisa Combs, a missing Charleston area mother, has been found safe Friday. Combs was last seen in the Parkersburg area on Thursday. ORIGINAL STORY. Officials are asking for the public’s help finding a Charleston mother who has been...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – A family living in a townhouse in Vista View Apartments says they have not had working air conditioning since the summer of 2022. Ivy Turley is a mother living with her brother, fiancée, and four children. She says her central air conditioning broke shortly after she moved into Vista View last […]

UPDATE (2:26 p.m. Friday, June 2, 2023): Kanawha County dispatchers say Jefferson Road has reopened after a boulder blocked the roadway this afternoon. SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – A boulder is blocking traffic for some residents in South Charleston. According to Kanawha County 911 dispatchers, Jefferson Road will be closed for approximately 45 minutes to […]

The West Virginia chapter of Moms Demand Action will host a Wear Orange event Friday June 2 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church to honor the lives of those affected by gun violence and elevate gun violence prevention efforts nationwide. Diane Pendleton...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Two people charged in connection to a fatal shooting in Charleston's West Side have been denied bond in Kanawha County Circuit Court. Tyran Gray and Cortni Stovall were denied bond in a hearing Thursday, according to Judge Carrie Webster’s office. The co-defendants pleaded not...