MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two people are recovering after being pulled from Deckers Creek after a Monday night crash involving an SUV.
MECCA 911 dispatched first responders to Route 7 near the intersection of Pixler Hill Road at 10:30 p.m.
West Virginia State Police troopers said the SUV on its top with the two occupants trapped inside. Firefighters used ropes to get to the car and extricate the the victims.
Both people were taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital with unspecified injuries.
State police were

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — FestivALL, Charleston’s annual event displaying art, theater, dance, and music, has a new leader.
Zack Harold
Zack Harold, a writer and digital storyteller, has been selected to succeed Interim CEO Brittant Javins.
Harold was most recently a multimedia specialist with West Virginia University Extension. Throughout his career, Harold has served as the Life and Entertainment editor at the Charleston Daily Mail, the managing editor of WV Living Magazine, and has had freelance

MCDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. — A man has been arrested after threatening the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office.
Kenith Randall Charley (WVRJA)
Kenith Randall Charley, 24, of Avondale, has been charged with four counts of terrorist threats and four counts of false reports concerning bombs. An investigation began on July 22 after Charley allegedly made a threat to bomb the office and kill members of the Sheriff’s Office on Facebook messenger.
Charley, the former Stevens Correctional Center employee in

WAVERLY, W.Va. — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a man was found dead on Sunday.
Chad E. Polen, of Canton, Ohio, was found by search parties at Mountwood Park in Waverly, right off U.S. Route 50. Polen’s vehicle was found at the park several weeks ago.
According to the department, no foul play is suspected.
The state Division of Natural Resources Police and other teams from West Virginia and Ohio helped in the search.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. –West Virginia residents will soon be able to shop tax-free on certain items, and the National Federation of Independent Business is encouraging them to shop at small businesses.
The state’s annual sales tax holiday is scheduled to take place from midnight on Friday, August 1, through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, August 4. The holiday is intended to give families and students the opportunity to purchase essential items -such as clothing and school supplies- without paying state or

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va.— West Virginia State Police are continuing to investigate an incident between two inmates that took place at a Cabell County correctional facility back in May that resulted in one of the inmate’s death.
State Trooper E.H. Bennett was notified by investigators at the West Virginia Regional Jail in Barboursville of the inmate death that had occurred there on May 11.
Through the trooper’s investigation, it was determined that Lonnie Wayne Smith Jr., 44, of Hurricane was the