CABELL COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A suspected vehicle break-in turned into an intense foot chase and standoff early Sunday morning, ending with the arrest of a man found hiding inside a cluttered shed in Huntington’s West End.
At approximately 4:30 a.m. on May 18, 2025, an officer patrolling near the 400 block of W. 7th Avenue noticed a white male tampering with the driver’s side of a utility pickup truck on W. 3rd Street. When the officer attempted to make contact, the suspect fled on foot

SALT ROCK, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Salt Rock man is facing multiple felony charges after admitting to spending more than $20,000 in workers’ compensation benefits that continued to be deposited into his deceased relative’s bank account for nearly a year after his death.
According to investigators, Ronald Eugene Lovejoy was added to the bank account of Calvin Lyndol Perry in March 2020, more than a year before Perry’s death on August 23, 2021. Perry, a former Boilermakers Union member, had been

CABELL COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A legal guardian in Cabell County is under investigation following reports of physically striking a juvenile under their care on multiple occasions.
On May 16, 2025, at approximately 9:43 a.m., officers were dispatched to 401 Camp Street in Huntington after receiving a report from Child Protective Services (CPS). According to the CPS worker, the juvenile reported being punched in the face by their guardian, resulting in visible bruising on the right side of their

CABELL COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man has confessed to setting multiple fires at Brighter Day Ministries Church in Lesage, following two separate arson incidents on May 14, 2025.
The first fire was reported around 12:16 p.m. at the church, located in the 4000 block of Nine Mile Road. Fire crews quickly responded and extinguished the flames, later determining the blaze had been intentionally set on the woodline side of the building. Just over two hours later, at approximately 2:49 p.m., a second