Ohio, Kentucky bridge reopens ahead of schedule
IRONTON, OH (WOWK) -- Drivers can use the Oakley C. Collins Memorial Bridge again after it was closed for a little over two weeks, 13 days before it was planned to reopen, according to the Ohio...
View ArticleBurlington Elementary students learn to make apple butter
SOUTH POINT, OH (WOWK) - Students at Burlington Elementary got the chance to make a sweet treat on Thursday. The kids learned how to make apple butter right on the school's front lawn! Hatcher's...
View ArticleRising Above: Man training for marathon to fundraise for Ironton family
IRONTON, OH (WOWK) - A man is going the distance for his friend after he suffered a traumatic brain injury seven months ago. "Tommy is the type of person that would give you the shirt off his back,"...
View ArticleMultiple people taken to hospital in Huntington-Proctorville bridge crash
UPDATE: (2:10 P.M. Thursday, Oct. 24) - Lawrence County, Ohio, 911 dispatchers say the 31st Street Bridge between Huntington and Proctorville has reopened after a crash sent multiple people to the...
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South Point Elementary stabbing suspect will be sent back to Ohio
UPDATE (10:26 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 25): The man accused of stabbing South Point Elementary School Principal Bill Christian at the school on Thursday will be sent back to Ohio after accepting his...
View ArticleMan facing multiple charges in incidents surrounding South Point principal...
LAWRENCE COUNTY, OH (WOWK) - A man accused of stabbing a school principal last week in Lawrence County Ohio is facing multiple charges. Joshua Collins, 43, of Huntington, is charged with...
View ArticleSouth Point Local Schools closed through Nov. 5 after principal stabbed
SOUTH POINT, OH (WOWK) - All South Point Schools will be closed through the rest of the week. South Point Local School District officials announced on Facebook Monday that the closure of the schools...
View ArticleMan accused of stabbing South Point Elementary principal waives extradition...
HUNTINGTON, WV/SOUTH POINT, OH (WOWK) - The man accused of stabbing an elementary school principal last week will soon be back in Ohio. In Cabell County Magistrate Court Tuesday morning, Joshua...
View ArticleSouth Point community holds vigil for principal hospitalized after stabbing
SOUTH POINT, OH (WOWK) - The South Point community continues to rally around a school principal hospitalized after being stabbed at school last week. As of Tuesday night, South Point Elementary School...
View ArticleSouth Point Board of Education to hold meeting on security arrangements
SOUTH POINT, OH (WOWK) -- The South Point Board of Education will hold a meeting on Friday to discuss "specialized details of security arrangements," according to a Facebook post from the district....
View ArticleSouth Point Elementary stabbing suspect being brought back to Lawrence County
LAWRENCE COUNTY, OH (WOWK) -- The man accused of stabbing South Point Elementary Principal Bill Christian is headed back to Lawrence County, Ohio, according to Lawrence County Magistrate Court. They...
View ArticleSouth Point Elementary stabbing suspect arraigned
LAWRENCE COUNTY, OH (WOWK) -- Joshua Collins, the man accused of stabbing South Point Elementary Principal Bill Christian, was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges in Lawrence...
View ArticleLawrence County man pleads not guilty to stabbing two with machete
LAWRENCE COUNTY, OH (WOWK) -- The man accused of attacking two people with a machete and hitting another with a vehicle was arraigned and pleaded not guilty on Friday. According to the Lawrence County...
View ArticleBoard says South Point Elementary principal will make full recovery after...
SOUTH POINT, OH (WOWK) -- The South Point Board of Education said on Friday that Elementary School Principal Bill Christian will make a full recovery and is excited to see his staff and students after...
View ArticlePolice to be present as students return to South Point
SOUTH POINT, OH (WOWK) — Students from South Point Local Schools will be missing the first few days of the school week after a local school faced a stabbing incident more than a week ago. South Point...
View ArticleLane closed for inspection on East Huntington Bridge
PROCTORVILLE, OH (WOWK) -- A lane on the East Huntington Bridge connecting Huntington and Proctorville caused massive delays for commuters Monday. The bridge lane is closed so that contractors can...
View ArticleSouth Point Elementary stabbing suspect appears in court
Editor's Note: This article has been up updated to reflect new information HUNTINGTON, WV/SOUTH POINT, OH (WOWK) — A man accused of stabbing an elementary school principal in Ohio was present for a...
View ArticleGreen light times extended on 31st Street bridge
HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) - There could be some relief to the traffic tie-ups that have been happening while crews work to inspect the 31st Street bridge in Huntington. The bridge connects Huntington,...
View ArticleSouth Point High competes at national band championship
SOUTH POINT, OH (WOWK) -- The South Point High School "Band of Gold" is taking the national stage in Indianapolis this week, competing against more than 100 high school bands at the Bands of America...
View ArticleSouth Point Board of Education, public give no comment on security arrangements
UPDATE: (7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18) - During South Point's Board of Education meeting, no members of the public gave comment on "specialized details of security arrangements." The board members also...
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