Jordan Mead

CLAY COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — The Clay County Board of Education voted unanimously on Tuesday to close Clay County Middle School, but it isn’t a done deal just yet. All of this is dependent …

The trial of the mom and grandparents of Kyneddi Miller will not be moved out of Boone County, a judge ruled on Friday.

FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY (WOWK) – Kentucky’s Office of Medical Cannabis will be holding a second lottery on Thursday to announce the next step in widespread access to medical cannabis throughout the sta…

KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – A first-of-its-kind dirt bike course opened near Tornado on Tuesday, marking the first Hatfield-McCoy Trails in Kanawha County. These new trails are only for dirt …

KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – First responders are equipped to respond to any kind of emergency, but oftentimes, the quantity of 911 calls they respond to and the difficult nature of being there for …

UPDATE: (9:34 p.m. Thursday, July 25) — Board member Barry Holstein confirmed with 13 News that West Virginia State Fire Commission bylaws indicate that Assistant Chief Thomas Robinson with T…

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Five days after a two-vehicle crash engulfed the Salvation Army’s Boys and Girls Club sign in flames, the new leadership guiding the organization said they are focusing on t…

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Many may not know it, but every time a bottle of soda has been purchased in West Virginia since 1951, there’s been a small tax on the bottle used to fund medical schools across the state. However, that tax is no longer in effect starting this month because of a 2022 Legislative decision to remove the tax, outlined in “Article 19. soft drinks tax §11-19-2.” Senator Eric Tarr (R-Putnam) said that removing the tax was necessary in terms of propelling the Mountain State forwa…

MADISON, WV (WOWK) – An annual festival that honors West Virginia coal miners is celebrating its 30th year this week. While the West Virginia Coal Festival is drawing in families for carnival rides, food vendors, live music and more, the meaning behind that festival is what families, especially those with a rich history of coal […]

CROSS LANES, WV (WOWK) – Tyler Mountain Volunteer Fire Department is aiming to “change the culture” of their work environment after seven firefighters officially resigned from the department on Mon…