Micah Leith

3 weeks ago | woay.com | Brandy Lawrence |Micah Leith

Fayetteville, WV (WOAY)—Visit Southern West Virginia has launched a New River Gorge, Beckley, and Beyond Passport to guide people through 25 iconic locations in Nicholas, Fayette, and Raleigh counties. The guide includes popular locations like Cathedral Falls and the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine. Visitors who follow the passport will check in digitally at each location to earn points to redeem various prizes. To sign up, go to go.visitwv.com. Sponsored Content

3 weeks ago | woay.com | Danny Delanty |Micah Leith

TWIN FALLS, W.VA. (WOAY) – Bright orange water has been spotted flowing through a stream just below Black Fork Falls at Twin Falls Resort State Park, raising concern among Wyoming County residents and park visitors who believe the discoloration could be mine drainage. State officials told us the cause is natural and not a result of nearby mining. The site, a popular swimming hole and a marked stop on the West Virginia Waterfall Trail, has raised concerns for some Wyoming County residents.

1 month ago | woay.com | Tygra de Mello |Micah Leith

Mercer County, WV (WOAY) – A Mercer County woman has been sentenced for a sex crime against a child. Amber Nicole Phillips, a 34-year-old woman from Bluefield, received a maximum penalty of 5 to 15 years in prison. She was convicted of allowing sexual abuse to occur against a child that she was a guardian, parent, or other person of trust for. Her husband was sentenced to 20-40 years in prison for two counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, or other person in a position of trust.

1 month ago | woay.com | Micah Leith

CHARLESTON, WV (WOAY) – The House of Delegates has rejected a bill that would have allowed religious exemptions to vaccine requirements in schools. 56 delegates voted no on Senate Bill 460, while 42 voted yes. The bill was an amended version of a piece of legislation passed by the State Senate earlier in the session. The version passed by the Senate would have allowed parents to object to vaccination requirements on philosophical and religious grounds.

1 month ago | woay.com | Micah Leith

PRINCETON, WV (WOAY) – Eight people were arrested in Princeton yesterday in a major drug bust by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department. The arrests are the direct result of an investigation by Detective-Corporal M.T. Hatfield and other deputies that stretched over the course of a month.