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Multiple injured in Arkansas State University shooting, investigation underway
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (92+ words) WSAZ JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT/Gray News) - Four people are recovering after an overnight shooting during a gathering at Unity Park on the Arkansas State University campus. According to university officials, the shooting was reported after midnight on Sunday at a…...
Marshall University hosts Cyber Con
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (182+ words) HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (WSAZ) - As technology advances, so do potential threats. The three-day event offers attendees the chance to hear from speakers and meet officials from numerous companies and organizations. Attendees learn about cyber security and how to detect and respond…...
One taken into custody following standoff
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (93+ words) Deputies: Barricade situation affecting traffic in part of Eastern Ky. WSAZ MAGOFFIN COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) " A man has been taken into custody following a barricade situation Monday night in the Mash Fork area of Magoffin County. At around 9 p. m. Monday night,…...
National Weather Service officials discuss drought conditions
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (310+ words) CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WSAZ) - Dry conditions are affecting parts of our region. "Really since Aug. 1, much of the state is in one of--if not--the driest periods on record," Nick Webb, a meteorologist and hydrologist for the National Weather Service,…...
Wave of active shooter hoaxes at universities reaches WVU and University of Kentucky
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (441+ words) HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (WSAZ) - "Need all available units. Got a shots heard called in at Wise Library." "Now reporting there's a male in a vehicle walking around the library with a rifle. They've heard three shots. Unknown location at this time…...
Boar's Head plans to reopen troubled deli meat plant, but reports of sanitation problems persist
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1021+ words) But recent inspections at Boar's Head sites in three states documented sanitation problems similar to those that led to the listeria contamination that killed 10 people and sickened dozens. The Jarratt, Virginia, plant was shut down in September when U. S. Agriculture Department…...
Teacher charged in fatal stabbings in Arkansas bounced between schools in 3 states
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (841+ words) Andrew James Mc Gann was placed on administrative leave at an elementary school in the Dallas suburb of Flower Mound, Texas, in spring 2023 after concerns were raised about his classroom management. But he passed background checks in two different Oklahoma…...
Family reunites with beloved cat 6 years after he went missing
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (91+ words) President Donald Trump has threatened Russia with "severe tariffs" and other economic penalties if no peace deal is reached. A 17-year-old boy was arrested for shooting at traffic in Floyd. .. Family reunites with beloved cat 6 years after he went missing…...
Soft drinks to be removed as entitlement under SNAP benefits in W. Va.
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (129+ words) CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WSAZ) " Soft drinks will be removed in West Virginia as an entitlement under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced on Monday. Morrisey said the signing of a federal waiver allows West Virginia to: -Remove…...
Guest finds hidden camera inside smoke detector at Airbnb
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (356+ words) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) - An Arkansas family is suing Airbnb after finding a camera hidden in a smoke detector on one of their trips. "I looked at my wife and I said, "That's a damn video camera," Eliot Young remembered....