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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Governor Jim Justice this week announced community corrections grants this week totaling over 5.4 million dollars for programs across the state of West Virginia. Wood, Jackson, Roane, Pleasants and Ritchie Counties together are getting just over $320,000 that will be managed by the Wood County Commission.

UPDATE: (2:45 p.m. June 8, 2023): Crews on the scene say no one was hurt after a vehicle crashed into the Taco Bell in Elkview, West Virginia. Crews tell WOWK 13 News the driver of the vehicle allegedly hit the wrong pedal, causing the crash. No one was in the dining room at the time […]

JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Crews are responding to a crash Wednesday morning involving a car and a tractor, Jackson County dispatchers said. The crash was reported about 8:40 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Thaxton Lane and Ripley Road near Cottageville, according to dispatchers. Crews on scene said...

INSTITUTE, W. Va. (WCHS) — IT WAS A HISTORY-MAKING SEASON FOR ROANE COUNTY FOOTBALL IN 2022...THE RAIDERS ENJOYED PERFECTION GOING 10-AND-0 FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER...MANY REWARDS FOLLOWED, INCLUDING A LOT OF RAIDER MAROON BEING A PART OF THIS YEAR'S WCHS-TV/FOX 11 NORTH-SOUTH ALL-STAR FOOTBALL CLASSIC... It was a...

SPENCER, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston, P.E., met with community members today in Spencer to officially dedicate the new four-lane Col. Ruby Bradley Memorial Bridge. Construction was made possible with funding from Gov. Jim Justice’s Roads to Prosperity program. “This is West Virginia,” Wriston said. “A town like Spencer could be anywhere in […]

CLAY COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — If you think you’ve seen or eaten a big sandwich, salad or taco before, think again. There’s an eatery off the beaten path in rural Clay County that prides itself on huge serving sizes and a pricing policy that we almost guarantee you’ve never experienced...more on that later.

RAVENSWOOD — Gardeners are used to dealing with squirrels, aphids and other creatures destroying their plants. But one Ravenswood woman learned her garden pest was a grown man caught on video raiding her porch for potted herbs last week. Ravenswood neighbor Carrie Baumann-Matta woke up around 6 a.m. Friday...

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. (WTAP) - A man from Ravenswood is recovering after a hit and run on Friday. Jaden Sayre was on his dirt bike and was hit by a car that police say sped off after the wreck. Jaden’s mother, Lisa Turley said Jaden was put in an induced coma...

CLAY COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – A man accused of killing his mother in Clay County has been sentenced to almost four decades in prison. According to the Clay County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Johnny Rogers, of Widen, West Virginia, was sentenced to 38 years in prison in court today, June 5, 2023. He pleaded guilty in […]

MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) - Last week, Billie Long of Portland, Ohio, told WSAZ she had been without Frontier phone and internet service for more than three weeks. She said lines near her home had accidentally been cut during county dust control work. When she reached out to Frontier, she said she was told there were no plans to restore service.

GLENVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Glenville State University (GSU) has announced the names of students who attained the President’s Honor List and the Provost’s Honor List for the Spring 2023 semester. To be named to the President’s Honor List, a student must have a 4.0 grade point average. To be named to the Provost’s Honor List, […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Longtime Eyewitness News reporter Bob Aaron added another accomplishment to his historic career Tuesday with one of the highest honors from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Aaron, 76, of Ravenswood was named to the prestigious Gold Circle by the Ohio Valley Chapter...

BELLE, W.Va. — Disaster loans have been made available for residents of West Virginia counties affected by the flooding last August. The U.S. Small Business Administration made Business Physical Disaster Loans, Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Home Disaster Loans available to businesses and residents in the counties of Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh and Roane that were affected by the flooding from August 14-15, 2022.

Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department, Minnie Hamilton EMS and Sheriff Graham Knight were dispatched to a traffic accident on Altizer road Tuesday morning, June 6th. Brittney Shelley and a passenger were looking for their dog when she lost control of her vehicle and traveled quite a distance over an embankment, rolling her car and hitting a large tree.

LOST CREEK, W.Va (WDTV) - Corey Boulden has chosen his next step for college - and has now signed his letter of intent to play for the Glenville State Pioneers. Boulden, a starter every year for the South Harrison Hawks, will move just minutes down the road to play for the Pioneers in 2023.

GLENVILLE, W.Va. (WTAP) – A free cybersecurity workforce training class is coming to the Mid-Ohio Valley. Glenville State University (GSU) is offering the free training through a joint effort with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). A class for CompTIA Network+ is currently scheduled for Saturday, June 24, Sunday, June...

RAVENSWOOD, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Two brothers were arrested earlier this month after police were dispatched to a trailer park where an individual had reportedly been stabbed. According to the Ravenswood Police Department, on Friday, May 19, 2023, at approximately 12:22am, an assault was reported at Hutton’s Trailer Park prompting officer response. Upon arrival at the […]

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RAVENSWOOD, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man is being charged with First-Degree Attempted Murder after stabbing a sleeping woman several times in the neck on Tuesday. According to the Ravenswood Police Department, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at approximately 10:24am, authorities were dispatched to a stabbing incident which occurred at 170 Joe Short Drive in Ravenswood, […]

UPDATE (6:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, 2023): Hope Center Ministries has released a statement regarding after two people overdosed at a Jackson County facility last week, one of whom was pronounced dead at a hospital. The company tells WOWK 13 News two residents of the facility two people were found unresponsive at their facility in […]