The city of Huntington said it would only be flying the American, state and city flags at city hall in June, breaking from a tradition of flying the Pride flag during the month. Eyewitness News reported City Councilwoman Ally Layman – the first council member to publicly identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community – … Read more
Nitro hosted the third annual Metro 911 Pickleball Tournament last weekend, and organizers say it’s grown in just three short years. They started off the first year with about a hundred participants and now they have over 300 participants from 15 different states. About sixty percent of the participants are out of the Kanawha Valley, … Read more
A woman was killed and four others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday in Wayne County. Chelse Nicole Aldridge, 29, of Proctorville, Ohio, was killed in a head-on crash just before 4 p.m. Sunday along Route 37 near Wayne, according to a news release from West Virginia State Police. Troopers said Aldridge’s vehicle was … Read more
Fans of the upcoming West Virginia Coffee Festival are being warned about fake tickets. The inaugural festival at Valley Park in Hurricane will be held at the end of the month with coffee-related vendors and experiences, and tickets sold out two days. Scammers are posting some invalid resells and posing as Valley Park staff. Organizers … Read more
Marshall University researchers identified a group of fossils that belonged to a new type of prehistoric aquatic reptile from millions of years ago that was unknown before the discovery. The fossils, discovered in British Columbia, Canada, belonged to a genus of elasmosaur now named the Traskasaura sandrae and was described as a 39-foot, long-necked creature … Read more
The Riverside Warriors locker room was built in 1999 and it’s showing wear and tear. The coaches and players would like to renovate the space and they’re turning to the community to ask for help. Volunteers and donate money or help with the process of tearing out the old lockers once the new ones arrive. … Read more
Charleston firefighters said five people and several animals were inside a home in the 800 block of Hanna Drive when it caught fire early Friday morning. Firefighters said the family got out safely, but one dog and one cat died in the fire. The blaze is believed to have started in the back bedroom, but … Read more
Saturday marked the start of the Children’s Art Fair as part of the annual FestivALL event. Neighborhood Arts Coordinator Stephanie Spiker told Eyewitness News, incorporating the Children’s Art Fair in FestivALL allows children to see art in ways they may have never experienced while it introduces them to forms of art like music, dance and … Read more
The boys’ state baseball tournament begins Thursday at GoMart Ballpark in Charleston. This will be the last time three classes of teams will compete for the titles. Next year, the state tournament will consist of 32 teams. Here is the schedule for the tournament. Gilmer County, Wheeling Central Catholic, Philip Barbour, Ripley, Winfield, and Logan … Read more
Eyewitness News picked up another prestigious award this week, winning a 2025 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Breaking News Coverage. The award comes as a result of the station’s coverage of the April 2, 2024, tornadoes that hit the region. The Radio Television Digital News Association Edward R. Murrow Awards are considered to be … Read more