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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>>
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>>
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>>
The mayor of a McDowell County town says she's fearful for her town's safety. More>>
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>>
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>>
Jerry Rogers, Jr. of Hines, Greenbrier CountyHINES, 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>>
I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would... More>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including nine children. More>>
(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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against... More>>
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>>
Officials at two hospitals say they've been treating more than 120 patients, including about 50 children, since a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City. More>>
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>>
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents wondering about the fate of their children after a tornado devastated suburban Oklahoma City and officials say the search and rescue effort will continue... More>>
Deadly tornadoes that have raked communities in Middle America over the past week, including Monday's massive twister that carved a path of destruction through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, belie what had been a... More>>
UNION (WVVA) - A woman convicted of embezzling funds from the town of Alderson will spend the next 1-10 years in prison. Jacalyn Ann "Jackie" Villars, former employee of the Town of Alderson, learned More>>
FAIRLEA, W. Va (WVVA)-- A man is charged with arson after a fire at a Greenbrier County gas station.State Police said Cory Bowyer of Ronceverte set fire to a truck while pumping gas around 5 PM Sunday More>>
PARRIS ISLAND, SC (WVVA) -- In early May, a WVVA crew traveled to Parris Island with a group of West Virginia educators to learn what it takes to make a U.S. Marine. The journey started before off the More>>
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va (WVVA)-- 3 New Jersey men are arrested after a disturbance at the Greenbrier Resort Casino.Police said in a criminal complaint that resort security asked Sean, Martin, and More>>
BLUEFIELD Va. (WVVA) - The above slideshow was submitted to WVVA News via Facebook by Shirley Blackmon Grim. Shirley says this black bear visited her backyard on Sedgewood Street in Bluefield, Va., Tuesday More>>
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Fayette County pill dealer who sold approximately 250 powerful prescription painkillers over a two-year period pleaded guilty today to federal drug charges, announced U.S. Attorney More>>
FARMVILLE Va. (NEWS RELEASE) -- National sales figures for Friday's Mega Millions drawing have now been totaled, and the result is more good news for someone who bought a ticket in Farmville, Virginia. More>>
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Democrats are framing the new statewide ticket the Republican Right nominated Saturday as a referendum on the GOP's surprise lieutenant governor nominee, firebrand Chesapeake More>>
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Small businesses and private nonprofits affected by severe storms last summer can still apply for federal disaster loans. June 19 is the deadline to apply for economic injury More>>
BOISSEVAIN (WVVA) - A teenager was killed over the weekend after the dirt bike he was riding collided head-on with a truck. The accident happened around 4 p.m. on Saturday on route 657 near Boissevain More>>
MCDOWELL COUNTY (WVVA) - A man is behind bars in McDowell County -- accused in the murder of an Avondale man. Wesley Payne, 54, of War has been charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Donald More>>
BECKLEY, W.Va. (WVVA)- A charity event in Beckley is working to raise money for the Women's Resource Center. The Chair-ity Auction will take place in Lewis Automotive Showroom in Beckley on Friday. The More>>
LEWISBURG, W. Va (PRESS RELEASE)– West Virginia Division of Highways announces a one-lane closure on US 219 in Lewisburg.It will be from 6:00 AM to 4:30 PM daily, starting Monday, May 20 through Friday, More>>
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Police say a car dragged a man for about 4 miles before another motorist alerted the driver that the victim was under the vehicle. The accident occurred Saturday on Richmond More>>
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision once Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet. Choosing a new leader will help set the More>>
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) -- Authorities are investigating the death of a Moundsville city sanitation worker who was hit by a falling tree limb. Moundsville police tell media outlets that a garbage truck More>>
WELCH, W.Va. (AP) -- Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin is in McDowell County to mark the opening of a new Juvenile Drug Court. The ceremony Monday afternoon in Welch also includes Circuit Judge More>>
LORTON -- Although the jackpot-winning ticket in the record-setting May 18 Powerball drawing was not bought in Virginia, the Commonwealth benefitted from the excitement. During the jackpot run that began More>>
Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and... More>>
TAZEWELL (WVVA)--- Friends, family, and fellow officers filled a gym in Tazewell on Saturday to remember the man they say was taken too soon. "It is hard and we are still dealing with it today," said More>>
PRINCETON (WVVA) - A local fire department was doing its part Saturday to keep kids safe from more than just fires. It was the fourth-annual Child Safety Day at the Princeton Fire Department. Motorists More>>
WELCH (WVVA) - Motorcycle riders traveled from Welch to Bluefield to honor their fallen brothers. Riders from three counties came together for the third-annual motorcycle ride that honors fallen police More>>
It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials disclosed Sunday. More>>
An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were looking into whether he suffered a medical emergency before the accident. More>>
Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade. Several people appear to be hurt, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known. More>>
Share in the emotion as area veterans visit the memorials and monuments of our nation's capital during the 2013 Always Free Honor Flight. More>>
A Mega Millions ticket sold in Farmville has matched all six numbers in the latest drawing and will split the estimated $190 million jackpot with the holder of another winning ticket bought in New Jersey. More>>
ASBURY, W. Va (WVVA)-- Local farmers learn how they can save money while helping preserve the environment.Guests attended a farm tour at Stone Meadow Farms in Asbury, Greenbrier County, and learned changes More>>
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Unemployment rates fell in 52 of West Virginia's 55 counties in April. WorkForce West Virginia said Friday that jobless rates rose in Monongalia and Pocahontas counties, while More>>
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- The nearly 6,000 students at Virginia Tech's spring commencement ceremony heard from President Charles Steger just days after he announced his retirement. Steger was the commencement More>>
WAR, W.Va. (AP) -- An addition to the Hatfield-McCoy Trail system in southern West Virginia is in the works. Hatfield-McCoy Trail Authority executive director Jeff Lusk says trail officials are collaborating More>>
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- The nearly 6,000 students at Virginia Tech's spring commencement ceremony heard from President Charles Steger (STEE'-gur) just days after he announced his retirement. Steger was More>>
Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize. More>>
HINTON (WVVA) - An arson charge against a Summers County man accused of setting the fire that destroyed a row of apartments in Hinton has been dropped. Billy Gill appeared in court Friday where the arson More>>
RODERFIELD (WVVA) - A McDowell County man is now in custody after police say he intentionally burned down a mobile home he was living in. On Thursday the McDowell County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Jimmy More>>
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