A Logan County man has been charged after DNA evidence connected him to the alleged sexual abuse of a child relative. Court records say 84-year-old Jerry Hainer is accused of sexually abusing his great-granddaughter in December 2025 while she was visiting him at his home in West Logan. Robert Fields | WVOW News WEST LOGAN According to deputies, 84-year-old Jerry Hainer was charged on April 16 with sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, or person in a position of trust. Investig

Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle crash with entrapment on U.S. 119 at Trace Fork Road Saturday afternoon. Firefighters extricated victims while a medical helicopter transported the injured. The cause remains under investigation. WVOW News CHAPMANVILLE Emergency crews responded to a serious two-vehicle crash with entrapment late Saturday this afternoon along U.S. 119 at Trace Fork Road. The call came in around 4:09 p.m., with first responders arriving to find at leas

Local police departments and the secretary of state both issuing warnings over the weekend concerning a scam using the West Virginia State Seal. West Virginia officials are warning residents about a text message scam that illegally uses the state seal to appear legitimate. The messages claim recipients owe fines for traffic or parking violations and urge immediate payment via a QR code. Authorities advise the public not to click links or scan codes and to report suspicious me

The Logan County Sheriff’s Office says charges are planned to be filed in an animal cruelty case resulting in death. Charges are pending after a dog died from injuries sustained during an assault near Amherstdale on Wednesday. Robert Fields | WVOW News AMHERSTDALE Chief Deputy Michael LaFauci says deputies were called to the Amherstdale area on Wednesday to respond to an animal cruelty complaint. According to a press release from the Logan County Sheriff's Office, when offic

Shana Nelson | WVOW News LOGAN One person is dead following an early morning house fire in Logan County. According to the Logan County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were dispatched at approximately 7:58 a.m. on Tuesday to a reported structure fire at 71 Chipmunk Trail in the community of Peach Creek. When deputies arrived on scene, the home was already fully engulfed in flames. Authorities were advised that a resident may still have been inside the house. Firefighters from

Sheriff’s deputies say two people were hospitalized in Logan County following a single-vehicle rollover. The Logan County Sheriff's Office reports a rollover crash Thursday that entrapped two people along Route 80. Robert Fields | WVOW News VERNER According to Chief Deputy Michael Lafauci, the accident happened Thursday near the Verner area along Route 80. A police report says a man and a woman were traveling toward Gilbert when their vehicle veered into a ditch, causing th

A Logan woman is facing multiple felony charges after investigators say she stole nearly $2,000 from a resident while the person was hospitalized. Vance, Brooke E. — West Virginia Regional Jail Authority Robert Fields | WVOW News LOGAN Police say 28-year-old Brooke Elaine Vance is charged with financial exploitation of an incapacitated adult, forgery or uttering, fraudulent use of an access device, grand larceny, obtaining money by false pretenses and fraudulent schemes. Ac

If an "officer" calls you demanding money for legal matters, the Logan County Sheriff's Office says to hang up the phone and report the call to them. Robert Fields | WVOW News LOGAN Residents are being warned of scam callers posing as a Logan County Deputy. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office says it’s received multiple reports of a caller identifying themselves as “Deputy Howard” and calling from the number 304-994-8681. Deputies say this caller will demand money for somethi

WVOW News LOGAN COUNTY Deputies in Logan County are investigating a stabbing that left two men critically injured Friday morning. According to the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to Crooked Creek Road near Logan just after 8:15 a.m. for a reported stabbing. When they arrived, they found three people with laceration injuries: two males and one female. Investigators say an altercation occurred prior to the stabbing, though the motive remains under inve

State Police will hold a sobriety checkpoint on WV 73 in Logan this Tuesday, Nov. 4, from 6 p.m. to midnight. An alternate site is Enterprise Drive at Deskin’s Addition. Troopers will focus on DUI and other traffic violations. LOGAN West Virginia State Police conducting a sobriety checkpoint in Logan. The checkpoint will take place between six o’clock and midnight on WV 73 this Tuesday evening (11/4). According to a press release from the Logan Detachment of State Police, a

A Mingo County couple faces child neglect and animal abuse charges after a 4-year-old girl was found walking naked in the street around 1 a.m. Friday. Deputies say the child showed signs of neglect, and the home where five kids lived was in filthy condition. The parents, Kailee Gerardi and Zachary Johnson, have been arrested. All children are now in CPS care. WILLIAMSON A Mingo County couple is facing serious charges after a four-year-old girl was found walking naked in the

Two 18-year-olds, Andrew Snyder and Alyssa Fodor, have been charged with human trafficking in Logan County after two missing juveniles...

A fatal crash between a car and a semi-truck on U.S. Route 119 near Chapmanville closed the road for most of the day on Thursday....

One man is hospitalized and another is in custody after a Wednesday morning stabbing in Man. Deputies say the attack, which stemmed from...

A head-on collision on US Route 119 between a car and a tractor trailer claimed the life of a 25-year-old Logan man. CHAPMANVILLE A...

LOGAN Holden road was closed for about an hour due to a structure fire early Monday morning. According to the Cora Volunteer Fire...

FOSTERVILLE A two-vehicle crash resulted in one death this morning in Boone County. According to Boone County dispatchers, a call came...

Logan County Deputies report a deadly two-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Kentucky man and sent the driver of the second vehicle to...

The parents and grandmother of a teenage girl with autism are accused of pad-locking the girl in a bedroom allegedly filthy with feces...

A suspect is at large following a bank robbery at Aracoma United Bank Thursday morning, according to the Logan County Sheriff PD Clemens....