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One killed, another injured in Fayette County crash

FAYETTE COUNTY (WVVA) - A Summers County man has been killed and a Fayette County man injured in a two-vehicle accident on Route 61. Crews responded to the scene near Camp Branch Road at 2:23 p.m. Tuesday. More>>

Police bust another meth lab in Greenbrier Co.

Jerry Rogers, Jr. of Hines, Greenbrier County Jerry Rogers, Jr. of Hines, Greenbrier County

HINES, W. Va (WVVA)-- Police arrested another person on meth charges in Greenbrier County after busting a meth lab Monday night.It happened at a home in Hines on C.C.C. Road.Deputies said they discovered More>>

Search for Okla. tornado survivors nearly complete Video included

Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives,... More>>

Community groups prepare for disaster, buy weather radios Video included

LEWISBURG, W. Va (WVVA)- After the tornado damages Moore, Oklahoma and rips miles of the area apart, community organizations here in West Virginia are working on disaster preparedness to be ready for the More>>

Welcome to Parris Island Pt. 2: Caroline Bach reports Video included

PARRIS ISLAND, SC (WVVA) -- Welcome back to Parris Island, as our crews continue on a journey with West Virginia educators, finding out what it takes to make a marine. The next challenge was to repell More>>

McDowell County mayor wants money for a town police officer

The mayor of a McDowell County town says she's fearful for her town's safety. More>>

WEB EXTRAS: Caroline shoots, repels at Parris Island Video included

PARRIS ISLAND (WVVA) - WVVA's Caroline Bach got hands-on experience in Marine training while at Parris Island. In the above Web Extra videos, watch as Caroline repels down at 47-foot wall, and pulls the More>>

WVU baseball team miles away from deadly twister, aiding relief efforts

OKLAHOMA CITY (WVVA) - The West Virginia Mountaineer baseball team was in Oklahoma City for the Big 12 Tournament on Monday when a deadly tornado ripped through the town of Moore, just miles away. According More>>

How you can help Oklahoma tornado victims

(NBC NEWS) - The loss of life and stunning devastation in Oklahoma City suburbs after a monster tornado ripped through the area are heart-wrenching. But within hours, relief organizations were getting More>>

WEB EXTRA: Uncle, boss of McDowell murder victim speaks

Cody Estep, uncle and employer of Donald Baker -- the man shot dead at his McDowell County home Sunday night -- speaks exclusively to WVVA News about the murder victim. More>>

Cole Chevy Mountain Festival begins

BLUEFIELD (WVVA) - The annual Cole Chevy Mountain Festival is underway at Bluefield City Park. The festival takes place May 21-27 -- the centerpiece of which is the James H. Drew Carnival, which runs More>>

UPDATE: 'Medical event' led to truck crashing through restaurant

RICHLANDS (WVVA) - Police say a medical event likely led to a truck crashing through the front of a Richlands restaurant Monday evening. Chief Frank Dorton with the Richlands Police Department tells WVVA More>>

UPDATE: Pedestrian struck, killed by train in Fayette County

MEADOW CREEK (WVVA) - A woman has been struck and killed by a train near the border of Fayette and Summers counties. Crews responded to the scene around 2 p.m. involving a CSX train in the Meadow Creek More>>

Wise attorney pleads guilty to drug charges

ABINGDON, Va. (AP) -- An attorney in Wise faces more than a year in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug charges. Under a plea agreement, 42-year-old Stuart Collins would be sentenced to 20 months. More>>

Police chief: No charges likely in Va parade crash

DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) -- Authorities say the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town's parade won't likely face charges. Damascus Police Chief Bill Nunley says the driver More>>

VA to Offer Coordinated Healthcare for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees

RICHMOND (PRESS RELEASE)– Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Virginia has been approved to implement a new healthcare initiative, the Medicare-Medicaid Enrollee (dual eligible) Financial Alignment More>>

WV Gets Reprieve From No Child Left Behind Law

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia has won some limited freedom from the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind.     Federal officials say the state can start using its own system to More>>

Inmate missing from Beckley Correctional Center

An inmate has escaped from the Beckley Correctional Center. A warrant has been issued for 30-year-old Joshua Greenwood. Greenwood was unaccounted for during the 10:15pm formal standing count. He was More>>

SLIDESHOW: High waters in Buchanan County

GRUNDY (WVVA) - Buchanan County 911 says evacuations are underway in the Lynn Camp area of the county due to rising waters. Dispatchers say high water and flooding has been reported across the county. More>>

2 Injured in Car Fire After Vehicle Crashes into Gas Pump

Firefighters are working to free an individual trapped inside of a burning vehicle in McDowell County. Dispatchers said the call came in around 10:30p.m. Monday. At least one person was injured in More>>

More Obama aides knew of IRS audit; Obama not told

White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's... More>>

20 W.Va. students barred from grad ceremony

WAYNE, W.Va. (AP) -- About 20 Wayne High School students are barred from the school's graduation ceremony because of a senior prank that damaged the building. Media outlets report that the Wayne County More>>

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