WOWK-TV (Charleston, WV)

WOWK-TV, also known as channel 13, is a licensed television station located in Huntington, West Virginia, USA. It is owned by West Virginia Media Holdings and is set to be operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group in the future. WOWK serves as the CBS affiliate for the Huntington-Charleston television market, which includes areas of southeastern Ohio and northeastern Kentucky as well.

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#189329

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#39640

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#1077

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WATCH: West Virginia's Fiesta Tableware appears as a clue on Jeopardy!

2 days ago | wowktv.com | Joey Rather

NEWELL, W.Va. (WBOY) — Many West Virginians are familiar with Fiesta Tableware, a Mountain State staple that prides itself on being manufactured in Newell, along the Ohio River, but Jeopardy! viewers around the world got to learn about it, as well, Wednesday night. During the June 4 episode on WBOY-NBC, contestants were presented with the following clue in the category “Putting the Brand Back Together.”“This iconic line of colorful dinnerware was discontinued in 1973, but revived in 1986.
Mountaineer Mile comes to downtown Charleston

3 days ago | wowktv.com | Chris Knoll

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Inspired by Governor Morrisey’s Mountaineer Mile initiative, The Health Plan has mapped out a downtown version. The inaugural walk kicked off at noon Wednesday starting at The Health Plan’s Charleston office. The one-mile walk to promote wellness strolls around several local businesses, around Henry Gassaway Davis Park, and next to the Kanawha River.
WATCH: Eruption at Mount Etna sends crowds running

3 days ago | wowktv.com | Talia Naquin |Michael Bartiromo

CATANIA, Italy (WJW) – Tourists on an expedition near Mount Etna were filmed running for safety after a massive ash plume erupted from the volcano on Monday. Dramatic video captured by Aurelien Pouzin shows a group scrambling away from the summit as thick, dark ash billows into the sky over Sicily’s eastern coast.
Christopher Tarter arrested in Salem, Ohio sex sting

3 days ago | wowktv.com | Patty Coller

SALEM, Ohio (WKBN) – Police say a man attempting to meet who he thought was a 15-year-old and her “mother” for sex was arrested in Salem. The Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force announced Tuesday that Christopher Tarter, 31, of Akron, was arrested Monday in a sting operation. Investigators say that Tarter responded to an online advertisement for sex from a person he thought was a 15-year-old girl and her adult “mother,” but he was really communicating with an undercover agent.
Boulder police respond to Pearl Street for reported attack

4 days ago | wowktv.com | Heather Willard |Maddie Rhodes |Philip Rankin

Follow more continuing coverage of the attack here. DENVER (KDVR) — A suspect illegally in the country threw Molotov cocktails on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on Sunday to attack a group that gathered peacefully in support of Israeli hostages in Gaza, authorities said. The FBI called the incident a “targeted terror attack.”12 victims were injured, but details are still sparse.
McKinley and East Bank Middle Schools close for good in Kanawha County

4 days ago | wowktv.com | Jackson Rozinsky

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Two schools in the Kanawha Valley held their final days Monday not only for the summer, but for good. “It’s kind of sad,” said Kaden Stephenson, a student going into 8th grade next year. “It’s the last time I’ll get to see it.”Students at McKinley Middle School in St. Albans said goodbye to their school one last time before leaving for summer vacation and leaving the school for good.
Planet Fitness opens new gym in South Ridge

4 days ago | wowktv.com | Christian Meffert

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — With many working on their summer bods now that the warm weather is here, there’s now another location where gym goers can pump iron. Planet Fitness opened its brand new location in the South Ridge area of Charleston on Monday. Located in the old “Toys R Us” building, it comes with new state-of-the-art equipment. They’ll be open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. during the week and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the weekends.
Attorneys conclude arguments in trial for semi truck driver charged in I-70 bus crash

4 days ago | wowktv.com | Ava Boldizar

NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) – The trial for a semi truck driver charged in connection with a 2023 crash on Interstate 70 that left six people dead, including three high school students, entered its third day on Thursday after a day off on Wednesday. Jacob McDonald, 61, of Zanesville, is facing 26 charges, including six third-degree felony counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, nine fourth-degree felony counts of vehicular assault and 11 first-degree misdemeanor counts of assault.
Winfield Youth Baseball: Rays vs. Dodgers

4 days ago | wowktv.com | Christian Meffert

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Prosecutor warns of potential charges against women who miscarry in West Virginia

4 days ago | wowktv.com | Jessica Farrish

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