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Police identify suspect in Logan County nursing home shooting

UPDATE 11:02 AM | Tues. Oct. 24 Logan County Magistrate Dwight Williamson set James Steed Biddell's bond at $100,000 cash only. Charges...

Oct 23, 2023

Michigan man charged with holding woman against her will

METRONEWS CHAPMANVILLE A man is in custody at the Southwestern Regional Jail for allegedly holding a woman against her will, according...

Oct 9, 2023

Holden man faces charges for alleged threats with firearm

PHOTO | SWRJA HOLDEN A Holden man is in jail following a domestic disturbance involving a firearm. West Virginia State Police arrested...

Sep 25, 2023

ATV crash in Lincoln County claims life of teen

HARTS A teenager is dead following a four-wheeler crash Sunday in Lincoln County. Crash happened after happened before 8:30 p.m. Sunday...

Sep 18, 2023

Sobriety checkpoint planned for Thursday in Logan, WV State Police

LOGAN COUNTY The West Virginia State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint this Thursday in Logan. The checkpoint will take...

Sep 5, 2023

Chapmanville man arrested for high-speed pursuit in stolen truck pulling a boat

LOGAN COUNTY A Chapmanville man is in jail after leading police on a pursuit in a stolen truck pulling a boat. Trooper First Class Z S...

Aug 24, 2023

Ohio man sentenced to 8 years for distributing fentanyl and meth in Logan County

CHARLESTON Ohio man receives more than eight years in prison for possession with intent to distribute more than forty grams of fentanyl...

Aug 8, 2023

Southern softball tournament a fundraiser for Sgt. Maynard Scholarship

Crystal Cook, Development Coordinator, R. Stacy Dingess, Interim Chief External Affairs Officer, and Tammy Toppings, Executive...

Aug 1, 2023

Big Creek man arrested on possession, cultivation and other charges

BIG CREEK A man was arrested in Logan County on multiple charges including fleeing and possession. West Virginia State Police were...

Jun 6, 2023

Mingo County man charged with WVSP trooper murder

Mingo County man, 29-year-old Timothy Kennedy, charged with murder following what has been described as an ambush attack on State...

Jun 5, 2023

Chapmanville man arrested for Friday shooting at Pigeon Roost

WVOW News PIGEON ROOST A man arrested for a shooting in Logan County on Friday, May twelfth. According to West Virginia State Police,...

May 15, 2023

Four arrested on drug charges following traffic stop for speeding

PHOTOS | SWRJ AM Stone | WVOW News CRAWLEY CREEK Four individuals arrested on conspiracy and drug charges following a traffic stop for...

May 10, 2023

Body found in river identified, no foul play suspected by police

WVOW News LOGAN Police identified the body discovered Sunday in downtown Logan. According to West Virginia State Police, a Medical...

Apr 27, 2023

State Police await autopsy on body found in Guyandotte River

AM Stone | WVOW News LOGAN Not much is known about a body discovered in the Guyandotte River in downtown Logan Sunday evening. The body...

Apr 25, 2023

Chapmanville man accused of kidnapping & strangulation

AM Stone | WVOW News CHAPMANVILLE Man was arrested Sunday afternoon for allegedly kidnapping and strangling a woman. According to the...

Apr 24, 2023

Man's charge elevated to 2nd degree murder

WVOW News MATEWAN A man’s charge in Mingo County, after he was arrested last week as accessory to murder,had his charges elevated to...

Apr 17, 2023

6 arrested in connection to Matewan murder

WVOW News MATEWAN Six people arrested in Mingo County following a deadly stabbing. West Virginia State Police is investigating a murder...

Apr 12, 2023

Wayne County arson arrest made Thursday

WVOW News FORT GAY West Virginia State Police said the investigation of a barn fire in Wayne County led to the arrest of a North Dakota...

Mar 24, 2023

Hoax report of shooter Tuesday at Fountain Place

PHOTO | Gee Gee Workman AM Stone | WVOW News LOGAN Phony reports of shooters at area shopping centers drew a huge response from law...

Mar 14, 2023

Two women arrested for meth, heroin & fentanyl in Logan

AM Stone | WVOW News LOGAN The West Virginia State Police arrested two women at a Stratton Street apartment on the east end of the City...

Mar 5, 2023

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