WAYNE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — Police are searching for a wanted suspect, who is believed to be armed and dangerous, after authorities discovered more than $200,000 worth of drugs in an apartment in Wayne County Saturday evening. According to a release from the Kenova Police Department, police are looking for Damani Khari Harris, 23, of Detroit, who is wanted on outstanding warrants from Michigan and West Virginia. Ceredo Police attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a vehicle later discovered to be driven by Harris around 10:30 p.m. Saturday night near High Street. The vehicle fled the scene and ..read more

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Charleston's mayor gave her response after a white nationalist group marched through downtown Charleston Saturday afternoon. The group calls itself Patriot Front and is classified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group. In a post on social media, Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin spoke out about the incident. "We cannot let voices that want to spread hate be louder than the voices of those of us who want to celebrate our community," she said in the post. (Credit: Jerry Waters)(Credit: Jerry Waters) Goodwin also said that city officials responded "quickly and appr ..read more

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — A man was declared dead on scene after a two-vehicle crash in Charleston Saturday. According to the Charleston Police Department, Stanley Aaron Burkes, 63, of Charleston, was pronounced dead at the site of the crash after succumbing to his injuries, which occurred at the intersection of Kanawha Boulevard East and East Point Drive around 4:52 p.m. Burkes' vehicle reportedly failed to yield while turning left onto East Point Drive and was struck by an oncoming driver. The state of the other driver has not been reported. The investigation is ongoing ..read more

LINCOLN COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — Officials are investigating a fire that was set at the Lincoln County High School baseball team's dugout and lawn care storage facility overnight. According to a Sunday post on the Hamlin VFD Facebook page, the structure is considered a total loss ..read more

MORGANTOWN, WV (WOWK) -- WOWK and Nexstar stations won big at the 2024 West Virginia Broadcasters Association Excellence in Broadcasting Awards in Morgantown Saturday night. The crew at WOWK 13 News won nine awards on Saturday, including the night's biggest for a TV station: Station of the Year. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News SIGN UP NOW Here are the other awards the station came home with: Best Sports Anchor in a Large Market - Cassidy Wood Best Long-Form Program in a Large Market - "Inside West Virginia Politics" Best Coverage of ..read more

NITRO, WV (WOWK) — A person was injured after a camper crashed into and set fire to a gas station pump in Nitro Saturday afternoon. According to Putnam County dispatch, the crash occurred at the Pilot gas station in Nitro around 3:30 p.m. The condition of the injured person and the extent of the damages has not been reported at this time. (Videos courtesy of Haleigh Barfield) Putnam County EMS responded to the incident alongside the Nitro Fire Department and Putnam County Sheriff's Department ..read more

(WOWK) - Warm weather has moved in for the weekend, and temperatures will continue to climb. StormTracker 13 Meteorologists predict that highs for Sunday and Monday will soar 15 degrees above normal to the upper 80s! High temperatures are not expected to break temperature records either day, but still make sure to stay hydrated on these hot days. Midweek rain showers will cool us down a bit on Tuesday, but highs will quickly climb back into the 80s for most of next week! For the latest forecasts and weather information download the StormTracker 13 weather app and stay ahead of the heat by cli ..read more

ATHENS, OH (WOWK) — Ohio University has announced that it will be building a new practice facility for its Marching 110, according to an OU release. With the help of a $1 million gift from Marching 110 alumni Shawn Hurley and Tracey (Hanna) Hurley, the Marching 110 Band Complex and Hurley Field will be presented to the Ohio University Board of Trustees at an upcoming meeting. A fundraising goal of $3 million has been set by the university to help fully fund the complex with construction of Hurley Field is expected to finish by the Fall 2026 band season ..read more

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) - There's a new voice in the broadcast booth for the Charleston Dirty Birds this season, and she's already made history. On Thursday night, California native Jill Gearin became the first woman to call a professional baseball game in the 114-year history of Charleston professional baseball. Gearin says getting in the broadcast booth has been a dream of hers since she was twelve years old. “I was made fun of for liking sports, being a tomboy in middle school. Boys would say 'girls don’t know about sports.' I complained about that to my mom and she said, 'Well Jill, you tal ..read more

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) - Libraries are a place for literary lovers to find their next bookish adventure, and the Kanawha County Public Library has a wide variety of titles and genres for patrons to choose from. This led Nexstar's WOWK to ask which titles were the most popular last year. The staff at the KCPL looked into their records and shared with us a list of the titles they saw patrons borrowing the most. 50 books set in West Virginia 7. "Unnatural History: An Alex Delaware Novel" by Jonathan Kellerman Unnatural History: An Alex Delaware Novel" is a crime fiction novel first published Feb ..read more