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Wayne County Drug Unit Arrests Huntington Suspect

The Wayne County Sheriff's Department Drug Enforcement Unit along with the Sheriff arrested a drug suspect from Huntington in the Kenova area of US Rt 52 on Sunday, June 25.

The suspect was charged with Possession with Intent to Deliver Crystal Methamphetamine, Pseudoephedrine Altered, Possession with Intent to Deliver (Sch iv), and three misdemeanors. Read more

Anna Adkins Earns ‘Travel Marketing Professional’ Certification From Southeast Tourism Society Marketing College

ATLANTA, Ga. (June, 2017)  Anna Adkins, Sales Manager of Cabell-Huntington Convention & Visitors Bureau, has earned certification as a “Travel Marketing Professional” (TMP) after completing the three-year program of the Southeast Tourism Society (STS) Marketing College. Read more

Pike County Warned of Gangs, MS-13 Headed to Ohio

Sheriff Charles Reader has stunned Pike County , Ohio, residents with a warning on social media that gangs and tainted drugs may be heading to the region.  Read more

Retail Week Underway in Downtown Huntington

Downtown Huntington on June 26 kicked off the inaugural Retail Week sponsored by the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Downtown Live. Read more

Huntington Council Reduces Number of Police Captains, 103 Authorized on Force

Huntington City Council voted favorably on a resolution to reshuffle the rankings in the Huntington Police Department that sets 103 (including the police chief) as an authorized total.  Read more

Costumes in Summer Popular for Natsu Pre-Anime Convention Picnic

The summer 2017 'preview' of the upcoming Tsubasacon turned out hundreds of fans for the Natsu picnic at Ritter Park. Read more

Long-term Boone County heroin trafficking investigation has led to several convictions and prison sentences

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Detroit man who was part of a heroin trafficking ring was sentenced today to two and a half years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Darrell Eugene Woodside, 46, previously pleaded guilty to communicating by phone to facilitate the distribution of heroin. Read more

Huntington woman sentenced to federal prison for heroin crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington woman who was caught with heroin in 2016 was sentenced today to two and a half years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Ashley Dawn Smith, 24, previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin. Read more

Huntington City Council Agenda Announced... and Revised

Huntington City Council meets  Monday , June 26 @ 7:30 p.m. in council chambers at Huntington City Hall. The agenda is below. A measure regarding the Capitol Improvement Fund has apparently been removed since it did not go to the Finance Committee prior to placement on the agenda.

The most debatable item on the agenda is a resolution that would rearrange the number of ranks for the Huntington Police Department. Discussion centers around reducing the number of Captains to four, but another option would reduce the level to three.

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No Update on Sunday Morning Shooting; Malicious Assault Reported about 30 Minutes Before Alleged Shooting Report

No additional information has been received on a shooting reported at about 4:35 a.m. Sunday June 25 near the 1700 and  1800 block of Seventh Avenue and Buffington.   However, a brief incident report released by HPD on June 25 states that officers responded at 4 a.m. to a malicious assault in the 1900 block of 19th Street and Buffington Avenue. 

The  4:35 p.m. dispatch and incident  remains sketchy, although an update may be released on Monday which would clarify  preliminary statements. (See Disclaimer Below in BOLD)  Normally, additional details are NOT released on weekends.

On Sunday, David Williamson , through EMS, HPD and HFD records provided the following locations of overdose related incidents: Read more

Family Dollar Struck, Breached by Vehicle

The Family Dollar location on Eighth Avenue has a new unintended side entrance.  Sometime Saturday, June 24, a vehicle ran through the exterior wall. Read more

Flint Group in Huntington Closing

Flint Group Pigments (formerly Standard Ultramarine) will close its plant in the 2400 block of 5th Avenue, leaving about 50 employees out of work. Since the property contains land in close proximity to that eyed by Mayor Steve Williams for new development . The advanced plan centers on an acquisition of the ACF site.  Read more

Attorney General Morrisey Gains Law Enforcement Support in Human Trafficking Fight

Huntington Council Organizing Committee on Drug Control Policy

Huntington City Council will hold an organizational Drug Control Police Committee meeting, Monday, June 26, following the council meeting.

Council meets at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at Huntington City Hall. Read more

Marshall Student Body President Lectures About Gay in WV

Marshall University’s student body president will present a lecture on his personal experiences of growing up as gay in West Virginia and how the region’s culture may be attributed to a growth in the LGBTQ+ population in the state. Read more

Rain Closes Portion of Huntington Arteries

 As of 3 a.m. Saturday, June 24, the following Huntington streets are closed due to high water:

5th Avenue between 23rd and 26th streets is now closed due to high water. Parts of 4th Avenue are also flooded in this area. Please do not drive through high water and risk your life or the lives of first responders. Read more

Marshall students receive scholarships to study in Japan

Two Marshall University students have won Freeman-ASIA scholarships to study abroad during the 2017-2018 school year. McKayla Meade and Kaylee Oney will both attend Kansai Gaidai University in Kansai, Japan. Read more

Long-term Boone County heroin trafficking investigation has led to several convictions and prison sentences

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Detroit man who was part of a heroin trafficking ring was sentenced today to two and a half years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Darrell Eugene Woodside, 46, previously pleaded guilty to communicating by phone to facilitate the distribution of heroin. Read more

Scholarship in undergraduate nursing at Marshall endowed by Jane and Lee Flower

Jane and Lee Flower have endowed the Jane Deacon Flower Scholarship in Nursing through the Marshall University Foundation Inc. The scholarship will support a full-time, undergraduate nursing major in Marshall’s College of Health Professions. Read more

Huntington Fire Department Narrowly Rejects Contract

 Local 289 of the International Association of Firefighters has narrowly defeated a contract with the City of Huntington. Ray Canafax, president, told HNN the vote was 38-32 for non-approval. Read more

Piketon Holding Meeting on A-Plant Waste Alterations

Billy Spencer, Mayor of Piketon, Ohio, has announced that a presentation on the Waste Dump at the former Portsmouth Diffusion Plant site will occur during the Thursday, June 22, city council meeting. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Piketon Government Center, 411 South West Street Piketon Ohio. 45661.

He cautioned, "it is not what we have been told." 

Specifically, Spencer stated:

I want to invite everyone to a special council meeting tomorrow evening at the Piketon Government Center. It will start at 7pm. The subject is a presentation from Karl Kalbacher of the Ferguson Group in Washington DC. Karl will present his findings concerning the Nuclear Dump the Department of Energy wants to build right here next to our community and families if you care about your property values.

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Marshall University students earn professional awards for nonprofit work

Two sections of Marshall University Public Relations Campaign Management classes took home four first-place Crystal Awards from the Public Relations Society of America-West Virginia Chapter at the PRSA-W.Va. Gala June 14 at the Culture Center in Charleston. Read more

BREAKING.. Huntington Fire Department Rejects Contact

For the second time this year, members of the Huntington Fire Department have defeated a contract offer from the City of Huntington. Read more

Public Service Commission Division Open to "informal" Complaints Related to Huntington Sanitary Billing, Water Cutoff Concerns

The WV Public Service Commission has asked that residents with concerns regarding their interactions with the Huntington Sanitary Board may be discussed with the commission on an informal basis.  S Read more

Finance Committee Meeting Following Thursday Work Session

The Huntington City Council Finance and Administration Committee chairperson Joyce Clark announced on June 21 that there will be a meeting of the committee on June 22 following the council work session which begins at 4 p.m. Thursday.

The announced agenda includes: Read more

Rally Organizers Proclaim, You Ready to March Saturday

The Free the Nip March  in Charleston will take place Saturday, but a few modifications have been made to assist with Mayor Jones concerns. The location has been changed to Davis Park at 6 p.m. Read more

Mayor Jones Flip Flops on Free the Nip; Art Festival Excuse

Charleston Mayor Danny Jones has bowed to pressure and rescinded his "accommodation" of the "Free the Nip..." march due to concerns of children in the area, according to a press release. Read more

Huntington Fire Department Voting on Contract

Members of Local 289 of the International Association of Firefighters continue voting today on a proposed new contract with the City of Huntington.

Local 289 defeated a proposal in March, but this one contains staffing levels, health benefits, vacation time, possible raises, and other factors. Ray Canafax, president of the union, told the Herald Dispatch , he will not comment until AFTER the vote. Read more

Crime Site Compiles U.S., WV, Huntington Crime Data

The Spot Crime website analyzes data from across the United States, WV, and Huntington. You can view a daily map of crime report accumulations. Read more

Detroit felon pleads guilty to federal gun crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Detroit man pleaded guilty today a federal gun charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Deandre Lamar Harris, 31, entered his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of ammunition. Read more

Towns of Wayne, Wardensville cannot charge municipal sales tax as planned

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Businesses in the towns of Wardensville in Hardy County and Wayne in Wayne County will not be permitted to charge an additional 1 percent municipal sales and use tax as planned next month, according to the commissioner of the West Virginia State Tax Department. Read more