Category: NewsWatch
Fayette County Man Arrested After Letting Son Smoke Meth And Sending Porn To His Phone
Tyler BarkerFeb 20, 2019
ANSTED, WV (WOAY) – A Fayette County Man is in jail facing child abuse charges. The father allegedly provided marijuana and meth to his son to smoke and sent porn...
Structure Fire In Coal City
Yazmin RodriguezFeb 20, 2019
RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (WOAY)- There was a house fire reported this morning in Coal City. Dispatch received the call at 1:15 this morning that a mobile home on Sapphire...
Winter Storm Knocks Out Power To Customers In West Virginia And Virginia
Tyler BarkerFeb 20, 2019
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) – Thousands without power across West Virginia and Virginia due to winter storm. Appalachian power is reporting nearly 8,000 customers are in...
UPDATE: Reward Up To 10,000 Dollars On Arrest Of A Man Who Shot A Bluefield Police Officer
Tyler BarkerFeb 19, 2019
UPDATE: BLUEFIELD, VA (WOAY) – The reward leading to an arrest of a man who shot a police office in Bluefield has increased to 10,000 dollars. The Bureau of...
House Kills Omnibus Bill after One Day of Strikes
Kassie SimmonsFeb 19, 2019
FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WOAY) – The state House of Delegates voted to postpone the Omnibus Bill indefinitely on Tuesday. The 53 to 45 vote effectively killed the...
WV Teachers To Continue Teacher Strike, Schools Set To Close For Second Day
Tyler BarkerFeb 19, 2019
WEST VIRGINIA (WOAY) – Teacher Unions announce that the teacher strike will continue for a second day.
Governor Justice asks West Virginians to prepare for winter weather and potential flooding
Tyler BarkerFeb 19, 2019
CHARLESTON, WV (WOAY) – Gov. Jim Justice has directed the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (WVDHSEM) and the West Virginia National...
Three People Arrested For Murder After Inmate Found Dead At Southern Regional Jail
Tyler BarkerFeb 19, 2019
BEAVER, WV (WOAY) – Three people arrested for murder after an inmate in Southern Regional Jail was found dead. Police tell WOAY that on Saturday, February 16th,...
Raleigh County Custodian Arrested After He Became Upset That A Student Was Using His Vacuum Cleaner
Tyler BarkerFeb 19, 2019
GLEN DANIELS, WV (WOAY) – A Raleigh County custodian at Liberty High School is in jail after a verbal altercation with administrators took place; including,...
UPDATE: WV House of Delegates Vote To Kill Education Reform Bill, Senate President Says Just A Delay
Tyler BarkerFeb 19, 2019
UPDATE: Senate President Mitch Carmichael says the House Of Delegates actions on Education Reform Bill “is a delay, not a defeat.” “Today’s action by the...