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The OpenAI logo appears on a smartphone screen, while dollar bills are displayed in the background on a laptop screen in this photo illustration taken in Ath...
The shooting took place on the afternoon of May 16. Officers were called to a residence on Magnolia Terrace regarding a dispute involving juveniles.
William Gipson was an investigator with ACCPD and has since been terminated following his arrest.
An Athens woman was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison Sunday after prosecutors said she used stolen identities to torment couples seeking to adopt a b...
Camden County High track and field athlete Sean Green placed in the top-eight in three events Tuesday at the Class 6A state meet Tuesday in Athens.
The Athens County Board of Commissioners will begin interviewing candidates for the position of executive director of the Athens County Department of Job and...
Complete results from Day 1 of the 2026 GHSA state track and field championships in Athens.
Athens-Clarke County Police said Friday that a 22-year-old is in custody and charged with murder in the shooting death of a 17-year-old boy.
The person of interest has a warrant from Franklin County for failing to register as a tier II sex offender, according to the Athens County Sheriff's Office.
The incident happened Tuesday morning in Athens County, Ohio.
The PLAINS, Ohio - In the months since ground was broken, the Athens City School District (ACSD) has experienced a number of delays to the construction of it...
The Athens County Board of Commissioners discussed staffing challenges at Athens County Department of Job and Family Services (DJFS), specifically with regar...
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CHEAT LAKE, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department have announced that the body found in Coopers Rock State Forest during a “search and rec...
Melody Wolfe joined President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and others at the ceremony Wednesday.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monongalia County emergency crews are taking part in a search and rescue operation at Coopers Rock State Forest in response to reports...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Hancock, Brooke, and Tucker counties offerin...
The musical lineup for the 2026 Charleston Sternwheel Regatta in Charleston, West Virginia from July 2-5, 2026 has been announced. Scheduled to perform are:...
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The Rocket Boys — West Virginia’s most famous amateur rocket builders and the inspiration for the 1999 film October Sky — will be honored at Pipestem R...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Taylor Eaton has headlines of the night, including the latest on human remains found during the search for a missing teenager in K...
One year after a disappointing semifinal loss as the top seed, the Patriots took care of business this time around. Huntington's girls team did as well, defe...
GRANVILLE, W.Va. — TCU’s Lance Davis brought WVU’s eight-game winning streak and hopes of an outright Big 12 regular season championship to an end with...
The University of Charleston softball team is right where it was one week ago Saturday – one win over Glenville State from winning a tournament – after k...
Union and company both say they are willing to continue bargaining talks, but none are scheduled as workers remain out
Find updates through the day and night for the 2026 Primary Election on May 12, 2026 in Charleston, West Virginia. Find your polling place, review and print...
SUTTON, W.Va. — Owen Lowther looks forward to studying engineering at West Virginia University. He plans to enter the fields of aerospace and mechanical en...
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding West Virginia small businesses and private nonprofit organizations that June 1 is t...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources reminded the public Tuesday to leave young wildlife alone, warning that handling wild a...
HUNTINGTON — The Cabell County Democratic Party filed an election law complaint after a candidate in the 2026 primary election identified himself as a Repu...
HUNTINGTON — Marshall University celebrated its spring graduates with two commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 9, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Taylor Eaton has headlines of the night, including drivers dealing with a rough paving project, an armed robbery arrest and our la...
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, center, gives his first State of the State in the House of Delegates chamber at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Feb. 1...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Taylor Eaton has headlines of the night, including at EMT arraigned in a man’s death in Kanawha County, the latest on the McKinl...
West Virginia became the 19th state to join the national initiative, A Home For Every Child on Thursday.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey wants to increase collaboration between faith-based community organizations and the state's child welfare system.
Leo, who has criticized Trump’s hardline immigration policy, selected Evelio Menjivar-Ayala as state’s new bishop
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Athens is in Mercer County, West Virginia.
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Taylor Eaton has headlines of the night, including the latest on human remains found during the search for a missing teenager in K...
The Parkersburg Police Department has arrested a suspect in the Gretchen Fleming case.
Human remains were found Friday in the Big Chimney area of Kanawha County during a search for a missing 16-year-old girl, Shayln Harvey.
One year after a disappointing semifinal loss as the top seed, the Patriots took care of business this time around. Huntington's girls team did as well, defe...
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. –An arrest has been made in connection with the 2022 disappearance of Gretchen Fleming, a Wood County resident.
GRANVILLE, W.Va. — TCU’s Lance Davis brought WVU’s eight-game winning streak and hopes of an outright Big 12 regular season championship to an end with...
The University of Charleston softball team is right where it was one week ago Saturday – one win over Glenville State from winning a tournament – after k...
Two people are dead following a one-vehicle crash into a creek near Kanawha State Forest. The crash occurred in the 1600 block of Kanawha State Forest Drive...
The Rocket Boys — West Virginia’s most famous amateur rocket builders and the inspiration for the 1999 film October Sky — will be honored at Pipestem R...
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