Kassidy Brown
Digital Content Manager
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Kassidy Brown joined the WVVA team in February 2023 as the Digital Content Manager
Kassidy is originally an East Tennessee native, but she moved to Bluefield to attend college. She graduated with a bachelor's in communications from Bluefield University in 2022. In her time at BU, she was editor of the school's magazine, she worked for the school's Public Relations office, and she participated as a communications intern for a nonprofit organization based in Knoxville called ASAP of Anderson.
After graduation, she took a job at the local newspaper as the Lifestyles Editor and as editor of the West Virginia South Magazine.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Kassidy Brown
Jason Shortridge, 40, Ronceverte, was sentenced for possession and attempted distribution of child pornography to 14 years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, and he must register as a sex offender and pay restitution.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Kassidy Brown
The Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for Fayette County recently dismissed the charges pending against Keith D. Adams in Fayette County after consultation with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Kassidy Brown
The Beckley Police Department announced that K-9 Gabo has retired.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 3:08 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
DHHR has distributed more than $160 million in ARPA stabilization funding to childcare providers across the Mountain State.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 11:36 AM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The Wythe County Sheriff’s Office arrested Michael Jerome Johnson, 40, of Ivanhoe, Virginia following a traffic stop.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 5:07 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The West Virginia State Police has issued a Silver Alert for William T. Heilman.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
A car accident that occurred just after 2:30 p.m. today, September 27, sent one to the hospital and temorarily closed a roadway.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 3:51 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
Jason Rice, 40 of Oak Hill, is charged with 74 counts of Felony Computer Fraud and the felony offense of Obtaining Money Under False Presence.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 2:21 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
Concord University has been accepted as an institutional member of the COHERENT Collaboration at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 2:02 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
Fallfest is returning to Tamarack Marketplace on Saturday, October 7 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 12:06 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
A 4-year-old bad eagle was hit by a car on Monday on I-64 near Dawson.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 11:54 AM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
Motorists can expect to see a high visibility of law enforcement in coming weeks.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 11:43 AM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
According to a release from the Bluefield, Virginia Police Department, officers were dispatched at approximately 7:37 a.m. to an accident on U.S. Route 460.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 6:09 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
A Bluefield University student was killed on Saturday, September 23, following a single-vehicle crash in Monroe County, West Virginia.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 4:03 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
Representatives with Enterprise Holdings Foundation stopped by University Point to present a donation of $5,000 to Concord University.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 1:19 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
These closures will be taking place so that Fort Spring Bridge can be repaired.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 10:47 AM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
William Allison, of Tazewell County, won big after playing a Virginia Lottery game.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 1:30 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
A Winona woman is facing felony charges according to Fayette County Sheriff Mike Fridley.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 1:24 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning to citizens about phone scammers.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 10:32 AM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens of a phone scam where someone is claiming to be deputies.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 2:02 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The Carilion Clinic will be opening its newest Family and Community Medicine practice in Westwood Medical Park.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 1:41 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The Greenbrier County Health Department is reporting that a bat has tested positive for rabies.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 1:15 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
GEAR UP Southern West Virginia is encouraging parents/guardians of students in 7th and 8th grade at public schools in Mercer, Monroe, Summers, Raleigh, and Wyoming counties to attend upcoming workshops.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 1:21 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The program is 12-weeks with 24 total classes for all ages, and it will be taught by Ashleigh Farmer.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 4:55 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
A body has been recovered from the upper Gauley River.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 2:01 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The closure is for a bridge superstructure replacement.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 11:35 AM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
After a nine-year hiatus, Concord University’s Run for Heroes 5K, which honors student veterans, is back.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 11:23 AM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
Capt. Hankins said that Roby Lester, 53, and Russell Honaker, 49, both of Tazewell, have been charged with possession of a schedule 1 or 2 drug, possession of marijuana and alcohol, and possession of schedule 1 substance on school property.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 10:35 AM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
William Whittaker was arrested on September 15 due to being wanted on active warrants.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 10:16 AM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The checkpoint will be in operation from 8:00 pm to 02:00 am.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 4:51 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The Monroe County Sheriff was arrested for Failure to Report as a Mandated Reporter, Obstructing, and Deceiving Proper Standing to County Civil Service Commission.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 4:30 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The crash remains under investigation.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 3:11 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The Greenbrier will be hosting vendors, experts, and enthusiasts in the world of hunting, fishing, and conservation all taking part in the event.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 1:41 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
Maddy was arraigned by a Fayette County Magistrate and was given a $200,000 bond.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 11:09 AM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The West Virginia State Police will be conducting a DUI checkpoint on Friday, September 22 from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 2:41 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 1:18 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The new Wytheville Division IV number is 1-540-444-7788 and was effective this week.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 11:40 AM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
Mercer County Route 7, Gardner Road, will be closed at milepost 3.20 beginning Monday, September 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 11:01 AM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
Matthew Crigger, 37, has not been seen in several days according to TSCO.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 5:21 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
Governor Jim Justice announced the appointment of Jeff Campbell, of Lewisburg, to the West Virginia House of Delegates 46th District which covers part of Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 4:26 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
Bella was a bloodhound that served Raleigh County from 2010 until her retirement in 2021 according to a post from the RCSO.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 1:41 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
Specialist Corey A. Moore, 25, of Beckley and a soldier assigned to the West Virginia National Guard 821st Engineer Construction Company, died on September 10 due to a motor vehicle accident.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 2:45 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
A 16-year-old Midland Trail High School football player was killed in a single-vehicle crash this morning, September 12.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 10:07 AM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
Two separate accidents in Fayette County left one person dead and multiple people hospitalized.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 12:14 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
Jeffrey Braham, DO, has joined the Family Medicine Department and is accepting new patients.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 12:05 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
James Monroe High School is currently on modified lockdown.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 10:11 AM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred on Friday, September 8, at 7:40 p.m. on Route 643, approximately 1.4 miles north of Route 652.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 3:13 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
Mark William Bailey, 50, of Beckley, pled guilty to theft of government monies, admitting he stole approximately $451,237.51 in COVID-19 relief loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 1:38 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
Governor Jim Justice has issued a proclamation that all United States and West Virginia flags at the Capitol Complex and all state-owned facilities be displayed at half-staff, from dawn to dusk, Monday, September 11, in honor of Patriot and Heroes Day.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 1:17 PM EDT
|By Kassidy Brown
The closures are for a bridge rehabilitation project.