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3D light show planned for sesquicentennial celebration

Jessie Shafer — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:31:00 EDT

The shows will be Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, beginning at 10 p.m.

Horse Camp struggles with crumbling barns

Nicky Walters — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:18:00 EDT

Barns at a 4-H camp ground in Kanawha County are falling apart, and camp leaders believe in a few years the facility will be too dangerous to host their annual horse camp.

Ohio appeals court upholds provision about minors convicted of sex crimes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:00 EDT

An Ohio appeals court has upheld a provision that allows some minors convicted of sex offenses to be required to register as sex offenders beyond their 21st birthday.

Police warn of repair man impersonator

Ben Nandy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:03:00 EDT

A woman on Huntington's south side had a close encounter with a man who walked right up to the door of the home she was watching and insisted that he had to come inside to fix something, according to police.

Veteran refuses to leave house despite flooding in Spencer

Alanna Autler — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:58:00 EDT

Walter Criss survived a world war and more than nine decades in Roane County. So at 92 years old, a little water doesn't frighten him.

Ohio Supreme Court outlines when police can be convicted of intimidation

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:56:00 EDT

The Ohio Supreme Court has found that police officers can be convicted of intimidation if they knowingly file false complaints to intimidate or influence witnesses.

Bank robbery reported in Flatwoods, KY; police searching for suspect

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:34:00 EDT

The PNC Bank in Flatwoods, KY reported a robbery today.

UPDATE: Woman's body found in creek in Wheelersburg, OH; name released

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:11:00 EDT

A woman's body is now being examined by a coroner after being found in a creek in Scioto County.

Car hits house and gas meter Tuesday morning in Barboursville, WV

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:00 EDT

Dispatchers with Cabell County 911 tell 13News a man driving along Fudges Creek, off Route 60, hit a home and a gas meter.

Huntington High football to air on Super Talk

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:47:00 EDT

Huntington High School football games - home and road -- will be broadcast live during the 2013 season on Super Talk 94.1 FM and AM 930.

Huntington man pleaded guilty to crack cocaine charges

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:15:00 EDT

Michael Lashawn Johnson, 34, of Huntington pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute 280 or more grams of crack cocaine.

65-year-old man in jail on prescription drug charges

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:02:00 EDT

Roy E. Hall, of South Webster, Ohio, was arrested after being indicted on drug charges by the Scioto County Common Pleas Court.

Huntington woman pleaded guilty to drug charges Monday

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:59:00 EDT

A Huntington woman pleaded guilty to drug charges and is now facing up to 20 years in prison.

Michigan man sentenced to prison for dealing heroin

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:51:00 EDT

A Michigan man will spend the next 14 months in federal prison for heroin possession.

W.Va. AG fires 8 workers in office restructuring

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:09:00 EDT

Eight employees of the West Virginia Attorney General's Office have been fired as part of a restructuring of the office.

News Minute: Here is the latest West Virginia news from The Associated Press

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:23:00 EDT

Alpha Natural Resources is unveiling a $23 million training complex for coal miners that combines the world's best technology in a single West Virginia complex - and may save lives.

W.Va. to increase work zone safety enforcement

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:55:00 EDT

West Virginia is increasing enforcement of traffic laws in highway work zones in an effort to improve safety.

Fugitive wanted on child porn charge caught in Fla

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:00 EDT

A fugitive featured on the TV show "America's Most Wanted" has been caught after authorities say he failed to move over for an officer conducting a traffic stop.

W.Va. institute to offer organic produce

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:00 EDT

The Kanawha Institute for Social Research is offering organic produce for sale through the summer.

Rockefeller seeks sharing stores for W.Va.'s 150th

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:00 EDT

Sen. Jay Rockefeller is asking West Virginians to share their stories of service and giving as part of the state's 150th anniversary.

W.Va. birthday cake is Capitol replica

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:06:00 EDT

West Virginia's birthday cake will be an 8-foot long replica of the State Capitol decorated with nearly 900 pounds of icing.

W.Va. pump price down a penny

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:06:00 EDT

The price at the gas pump in West Virginia has dropped by a penny since last week.

Allegheny County seeks gas drilling bids

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:30:00 EDT

Allegheny County officials say they plan to request bids for natural gas drilling under a public park.

W.Va. jobless rate declines to 6.2% in May

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:38:00 EDT

West Virginia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May inched down to 6.2 percent.

Ky. man says he's target of hacking investigation

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:15:00 EDT

A central Kentucky man says he's the target of a federal hacking investigation tied to an ongoing inquiry into the rape of a teenage girl in Ohio.

Neighbors: Couple killed waited for order to leave

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:00 EDT

Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air.

House panel starts rewrite of No Child Left Behind

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:00 EDT

House lawmakers are beginning work on a rewrite of the No Child Left Behind education law that would give states more authority and Washington less.

Judge reads charge against Zimmerman to jurors

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:00 EDT

A Florida judge has read the formal charge against George Zimmerman to 40 potential jurors who could be selected to decide if he committed murder when he shot Trayvon Martin.

Obama in Berlin: "Our work is not yet done"

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:00 EDT

President Barack Obama is challenging Americans and Europeans not to become complacent even though the Cold War is over.

FBI hunt for Jimmy Hoffa's remains enters 3rd day

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:20:00 EDT

FBI agents in suburban Detroit began a third day of digging Wednesday in the search for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared 38 years ago.

Traffic returns to Wash. bridge that collapsed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:00 EDT

Cars and trucks are rolling again across the Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge, restoring the traffic flow on the main route between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.

W.Va. mine safety lab creates disasters to train

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:30:00 EDT

Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with the push of a few buttons on a hand-held remote, the flames flicker out,...

Tropical depression heads toward Mexican coast

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:20:00 EDT

Forecasters say a tropical depression crossing Mexico's Bay of Campeche is expected to become a tropical storm before making landfall in that country's Gulf Coast state of Veracruz.

Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:40:00 EDT

Former investigators of the TWA Flight 800 crash off Long Island are calling on the National Transportation Safety Board to re-examine the case.

United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:50:00 EDT

A Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo diverted to Seattle because of an oil filter issue, a United Airlines spokeswoman said.

June 13 Storm Photos

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:53:00 EDT

Our staff and viewers have sent us some photos from the storm today.

14-year-old at the center of "NRA T-Shirt Controversy" now facing possibility of 1 year in jail

Charlo Greene — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:12:00 EDT

A $500 fine and up to a year in jail, that's the penalty that 14-year-old Jared Marcum, who was arrested after refusing to change his NRA shirt, could face, now that a judge has allowed the prosecution to move forward with it's obstructing an officer charge against him.