Local News

Basketball action…WVU held on to beat Pitt Saturday night 69-60 in the Backyard Brawl…Marshall picked up their first road win Saturday night with a win over Toledo 93-87.

A man is in jail this morning after stealing an 18-wheeler and leading police on a chase for miles on the Turnpike. Jesse Bell stole the big rig from a Walmart parking lot Friday...

The White House is asking for more time to work on a mining industry lawsuit with Murray Energy. The “Gazette” reported over the weekend that lawyers on both sides requested another 90 days to...

West Virginia’s high school graduation rate is the best in the country. The state’s 2016-2017 graduation rate was just under 90-percent, 17-thousand-400 students received diplomas. The state board of education says several initiatives have...

Huntington police are looking for the man who robbed Gino’s Pizza Sunday afternoon. The suspect was wearing a mask and flashed a gun while demanding money. An investigation is ongoing.

The inmate who escaped from the South Central Regional Jail in October is back in West Virginia. Todd Boyes has been in jail in Texas since border patrol agents captured him trying to swim...

A Logan County Walmart is open again this morning after a fire in a storage area over the weekend. The fire started around 9:15 Saturday night. The store was evacuated. There was heavy fire...

One person is dead following a shooting early this morning in Huntington. It happened just before 12:30 at an apartment in the 1300 block of 5th Avenue. Police say the shooter fled the scene,...

The Volunteer Office at WVU Medicine and the West Virginia University Music Therapy Program have launched a volunteer program to provide music for patients and families at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Trained musicians...

A police pursuit in Putnam County last week led to a man being shot in the leg, and he’s now facing several charges. Travis Salmons of West Hamlin is charged with attempted first-degree murder,...