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Aug 8, 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

Chapmanville Towers evacuated due to top-floor fire

CHAPMANVILLE A fire at a Chapmanville apartment complex caused a building-wide evacuation. The Chapmanville Towers apartment building...

Aug 4, 2023

Former Chapmanville officer indicted over missing K-9

SOUTH CHARLESTON Indictments announced in the case of a Chapmanville Police K-9 missing nearly four months. Kanawha County Grand Jury...

Aug 1, 2023

Logan man charged with third degree sex abuse

LOGAN A Logan man is charged with third-degree sexual abuse. According to a criminal complaint filed in Logan County Magistrate Court,...

Aug 1, 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

Tragic end for missing person case in Boone County

METRO NEWS MADISON A missing man in Boone County was found dead Monday afternoon, according to the sheriff. Boone County Sheriff Chad...

Jul 19, 2023

Ohio man shot in Chapmanville attempting to run down police

PHOTO | Metro News CHAPMANVILLE A shoplifting call in Chapmanville resulted in shots fired by police and a wanted man in the hospital....

Jul 12, 2023

Tug Valley Athletic HOF Class 2023 announced

NAUGAUTUCK The Tug Valley Athletic Hall of Fame and Museum’s Board of Directors has announced the election of the members of the Class...

Jul 12, 2023

WV Teacher of the Year finalists announced

(FILE PHOTO) CHARLESTON Five finalists remain for the 2024 West Virginia Teacher of the Year Award. The West Virginia Department of...

Jul 12, 2023

Mountain Valley Pipeline on hold following stay order from US court

METRO NEWS RICHMOND The Mountain Valley Pipeline, which appeared to be on its way to completion after extraordinary federal action, has...

Jul 10, 2023

Boone man charged for fatal stabbing

PHOTO | SWRJA BOONE COUNTY A man is accused of fatal weekend in Boone County. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office,...

Jul 3, 2023

Severe thunderstorms Sunday night knock out power in the Coalfields

WVOW News Storms knock out power in the Southern Coalfields Sunday night. Heavy rain and gusty winds Sunday night left hundreds in the...

Jun 26, 2023

Four-year-old drowns at Chief Logan Lodge pool

LOGAN A young girl reportedly drowned over the weekend at Chief Logan State Park State Police said a four-year-old girl was found...

Jun 23, 2023

Beckley man pleads guilty to fed gun crime

BECKLEY A Beckley man pleaded guilty to being a felon possessing a firearm. On Thursdya, 37-year-old Thomas D. Manns, entered a guilty...

Jun 19, 2023

Man accused of DUI and running over another man in Logan

Bond is set at $100,000 for Logan resident William Eplin. He stands accused of striking another man with a vehicle in the City of Logan ...

Jun 11, 2023

Chief Logan Rec. Center received $4.5 M for improvements

Director of the Logan County Development Authority, Rocky Adkins, addresses commissioners about millions of dollars recently announced by...

Jun 6, 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 5, 2023

One prisoner sentenced and one pleads guilty for "shank" at Beckley prison.

BECKLEY One inmate sentenced and another pleaded guilty Friday, June 2 for possession of a weapon in a federal prison. According to...

Jun 5, 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 2, 2023

Logan attorney charged with impersonation of law enforcement

SPRATTSVILLE A Logan County attorney was arrested this week for the alleged impersonation of a law enforcement and driving under the...

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