Sarah Sager

Huntington

Anchor and Investigative Reporter at WSAZ-TV (Huntington, WV)

Anchor & Investigative Reporter at WSAZ Newschannel 3.

Articles

Emergency hearing called for mother charged in 14-year-old’s death

Aug 8, 2024 | wsaz.com | Sarah Sager

BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - An emergency hearing is being held at the Boone County Courthouse regarding document issues for the mother charged in the death of her 14-year-old daughter. According to the Boone County Sheriff, an emergency hearing for Julie Miller was set for early Thursday afternoon. Fourteen-year-old Kyneddi Miller’s body was found emaciated and in a skeletal state on April 17.
Parents recall their 18-year-old son, hit and killed on busy roadway

Jul 25, 2024 | wsaz.com | Sarah Sager

MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A rising senior at Mingo Central High School was hit and killed on U.S. 119 -- another tragedy involving a young person on a busy roadway. WSAZ’s Sarah Sager went to Williamson on Thursday to speak with Josh Thomas’s parents. They told her their boy left this world with a smile on his face in his parents’ arms. And that smile is what they want everyone to remember. His mother, April Thomas, said Josh and his pet dog Charlie were inseparable.
Purple Papers | Passion project turned reality

May 16, 2024 | wsaz.com | Sarah Sager |Kristen Bentley

DELBARTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - We have a follow-up to 53 Days, the WSAZ Investigation into the disappearance and tragic end for Chuck Carroll. In January 2022, we first told viewers about Chuck, a man with dementia who was taken to the hospital but was able to walk away and die. His body was found weeks later -- just blocks from the hospital. During Chuck’s disappearance and after his death, we took a closer look at all that went wrong in our documentary called 53 Days.
Head of West Virginia’s Department of Transportation pulled over for ‘driving erratically’

Feb 22, 2024 | wdtv.com | Sarah Sager |Kristen Bentley |Alyssa Hannahs

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – The Secretary of West Virginia Department of Transportation was pulled over Tuesday, Feb. 20 for ‘driving erratically’, according to the Charleston Police Department. Around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, officers with the Charleston Police Department received a call that an off-duty West Virginia State trooper witnessed and was currently following a driver traveling erratically on the east end of Charleston.
WSAZ Investigates | Governor, lawmakers react to ‘Unheard’

Feb 15, 2024 | wsaz.com | Sarah Sager |Kristen Bentley

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A few weeks ago in “Unheard,” we told you about a former West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) employee who says she endured inappropriate behavior and unwanted advances in the workplace. When Shawna went to the head of the agency, her cries for help were ignored. After her story aired, WSAZ’s Sarah Sager went to the governor and lawmakers to find out what’s being done about it.
WSAZ Investigates | The Secret Next Door

Dec 26, 2023 | wsaz.com | Sarah Sager

Shelter has no dogs left in their kennels for first time in nearly 50 years
WSAZ Investigates | Closures with no communication

Dec 22, 2023 | wsaz.com | Sarah Sager

(WSAZ) - We’ve told viewers before about the West Virginia Department of Transportation shutting down bridges and roads with no notice to the public, emergency crews or officials. Friday - it happened again. In March, we told you when the WVDOT planned to close the Sixth Street Bridge in Huntington for about seven months. The bridge is heavily traveled -- connecting West Virginia to Ohio. The Mayor of Chesapeake told us he knew nothing about the closure until he saw our original story on WSAZ.
WSAZ Investigates | Grant Funds Dementia Pilot Program

Nov 28, 2023 | wsaz.com | Sarah Sager |Kristen Bentley

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - For nearly two years, we’ve been reporting about the tragic story of Chuck Carroll -- a man with documented dementia who was taken to a local hospital for care but was able to walk away -- and died. Now, the city where it happened is taking steps they believe could save lives with a new pilot project called Blue Lights the Way Home. Since Jan. 6, 2022, we’ve been telling viewers about Charles Chuck Carroll.
WSAZ Investigates | Missing the Mark

Nov 14, 2023 | wdtv.com | Sarah Sager |Kristen Bentley

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - In West Virginia, when Child Protective Services (CPS), receives a report of abuse or neglect, they must have a face-to-face interview with that child within a specific time frame. But, for decades, they have struggled to meet the deadline. In our latest investigation, Missing the Mark, we have new data showing the problem doesn’t appear to be getting better.
WSAZ Investigates | Missing the Mark

Nov 13, 2023 | wsaz.com | Sarah Sager |Kristen Bentley

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - In West Virginia, when Child Protective Services (CPS), receives a report of abuse or neglect, they must have a face-to-face interview with that child within a specific time frame. But, for decades, they have struggled to meet the deadline. In our latest investigation, Missing the Mark, we have new data showing the problem doesn’t appear to be getting better.