Monthly Archives: April 2024
Elevated Fire Risk, One Final Cold Blast Coming Down The Pike
WOAY-TV (Oak Hill, WV): Following another morning with frost, Tuesday will bring a warm, breezy and dry pattern, but changes are on the way.
OVERALL...
Career Day Turns Out To Be a Success!
WOAY-TV (Oak Hill, WV): Chief Meteorologist Chad Merrill spent Friday morning engaging students at Valley PK-8 in careers available in television and meteorology.
Besides WOAY,...
Charleston Weather Service surveys reveal April 2 storm shattered tornado records
Oak Hill, WV (WOAY)-The Charleston Weather Service has completed storm surveys from the April 2 outbreak.
Chief meteorologist Chad Merrill reports that all kinds...
Mountaineer Food Bank to host food pantry in Greenbrier County on April 24
Renick, WV (WOAY) – Mountaineer Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry will host a food giveaway on Wednesday, April 24, in Greenbrier County.
The giveaway will...
It’s National Pediatric Transplant week
NATIONAL (WOAY)- This week is national pediatric transplant week during Donate Life Month!
Pediatric transplant week is celebrated every year during the last full week...
Ansted woman fights to know truth about daughter’s disappearance
For Angie and Tony Hawkins, the past two years since daughter Lindsay vanished without a trace have been brutal.
They will never stop trying to...
The Historic Fayette Theater’s summer drama camp registration is open now
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY)— Do you have kids who need a summer activity? Well, we have good news for you! The Historic Fayette Theater's summer...
Retro Reset hosts the first ever Beckley Model Train Show
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY)- All aboard!
This weekend beckley has its first-ever model train show. It's at the Retro Reset in the Crossroads Mall. People can...
4/20 celebrations could be tempered by West Virginia’s marijuana laws
Saturday is 4/20 Day, a celebration of cannabis culture, the love of the flower and rallying for recreational legalization here in West Virginia.
"To us,...
NIOSH to host free Black Lung Screenings in Raleigh County starting April 23-25
Beaver, WV (WOAY)—The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health will offer free black lung screenings in Raleigh County from April 23 to 25.
The...
Fayette County Family Resource Network and Prevention Coalition cuts ribbon on Main Street office
Oak Hill, WV (WOAY)- There was a grand opening ceremony in Oak Hill for two very helpful organizations on Thursday.
The Fayette County Family Resource...
Princeton Man sentenced for sexual abuse by a guardian, parent, or custodian
MERCER COUNTY (WOAY) - Martin Robert Richey, a 56-year-old Princeton man, will spend ten to twenty years behind bars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgxdwKddlNc
He was convicted of sexual abuse...
First ever Southern West Virginia Regional Honor Choir will be hosted right here in...
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY)- Oak Hill High School will host the first-ever Southern West Virginia Regional Honor Choir.
Select students from Greenbrier East, Greenbrier West,...
Justice endorses Capito for governor, cites “mudslinging” in race
CHARLESTON, WV (WOAY) - Former delegate Moore Capito's gubernatorial campaign entered full swing during one of Governor Jim Justice's briefings in late December 2023,...
Bluefield man charged for drug offensives
FAYETTE COUNTY (WOAY) - Deron A. Yarrell, a 27-year-old Bluefield man, was arrested by the Oak Hill police department along Route 19 in February...
Beckley drug dealers convicted
RALEIGH COUNTY (WOAY) - Anthony Darnell DeBerry, a 39-year-old Beckley man, was arrested after selling fentanyl to a confidential informant. Police raided his house...
INDEPTH: Fayette County set to vote on levies to fund fire, police, and libraries
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - This May, Fayette County citizens will decide whether or not to reapprove property taxes that fund critical services throughout the...
Chief Meteorologist Chad Merrill’s Summer 2024 Weather Outlook
WOAY-TV (Oak Hill, WV): While spring blooms have captured our attention recently, you are probably wondering if Mother Nature will serve up a hot...
Friday Rain Transitions to Cooler Pattern
WOAY-TV (Oak Hill, WV): Two rounds of rain and thunder rumbles Friday will give way to a stretch of cooler, less humid weather.
Chief Meteorologist...
Volunteers needed for Raleigh County Earth Day litter sweep
Glen Morgan, WV (WOAY)- If you're looking for volunteer opportunities to positively impact your community, we have good news!
The Piney Creek Watershed Association and...
West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles systems down due to hardware issue
West Virginia (WOAY)- The mainframe computer at the West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is down due to a hardware issue.
Currently, no driver's licenses,...
Registration due by April 23 to vote in May primary
Oak Hill, WV (WOAY)—The deadline to register to vote in the May primary is Tuesday, April 23.
Tuesday is also the deadline for voters to...
Temporary water outage scheduled in Cunard for April 18
Cunard, WV (WOAY)- A temporary water outage in Fayette County has been scheduled for Thursday, April 18.
The outages will impact 103 Cunard residents from...
Concord hosts re-entry simulation event to expose challenges incarcerated people face upon release
Athens, WV (WOAY)- Concord University hosted a re-entry simulator event Wednesday to help foster an understanding of the challenges the incarcerated face upon their...
Shooting in Beckley leaves one injured and man charged with attempted murder
RALEIGH COUNTY (WOAY) - The Raleigh County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, states that just before 9 a.m. earlier today, April 17th, the sheriff's office...
