Two dead after crash on U.S. 35
Fifty years ago, on March 2, 1976, an explosion tore through the old Mason County Jail in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, killing three law enforcement officers and injuring others. Charleston Mayor ...
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WV has highest rate of structurally deficient bridges; trails other states in recent progress
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- Apr 02, 2024 9:00pm
One of the deadliest bridge catastrophes in modern history struck in West Virginia on Dec. 15, 1967, when the 2,200-foot Silver Bridge in Point Pleasant, amid rush-hour traffic, collapsed into ... Read More
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Mothman was reportedly seen around Point Pleasant for months... then the Silver Bridge collapsed - "It knew they were going to die"
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- Point Pleasant
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- Aug 28, 2026 05:39am
The Mothman legend is inseparable from the tragedy that struck Point Pleasant, West Virginia, on December 15, 1967. At 5:04 p.m., the Silver Bridge catastrophically failed during rush-hour traffic, ... Read More
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Train strikes vehicle at crossing in West Virginia, man injured
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- Sep 07, 2026 08:18am
WOOD COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) - A Point Pleasant man was flown to the hospital after his SUV was struck by a train at a crossing in Wood County Friday morning. According to a Facebook post from the Wood ... Read More
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WVU President Michael T. Benson brings 'Welcome Home Tour' to Point Pleasant
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- May 06, 2026 2:13pm
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Two dead after crash on U.S. 35
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- Point Pleasant
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- Feb 26, 2026 6:18pm
Fifty years ago, on March 2, 1976, an explosion tore through the old Mason County Jail in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, killing three law enforcement officers and injuring others. Charleston Mayor ... Read More
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Governor Morrisey and WVDOH remember the lives lost during the Silver Bridge collapse
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- Point Pleasant
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- Dec 15, 2025 11:41am
On the anniversary of the Silver Bridge collapse, Governor Patrick Morrisey and the West Virginia Division of Highways remembered those who lost their lives. Read More
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Residents push for repairs on Route 2 ahead of Nucor steel mill opening
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- Point Pleasant
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- Jul 16, 2025 4:11pm
Roads continue to fall further into disrepair as traffic continues to get heavier on Route 2 in Mason County near Nucor.The $2.7 billion steel mill being built ... Read More
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'Something's got to give': Nucor construction spotlights Mason County road conditions
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- Point Pleasant
- WV-2
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- Jul 12, 2025 03:45am
The condition of W.Va. Route 2 in Mason County has become more of a topic of conversation recently as Nucor Steel West Virginia builds its $4 billion sheet steel mill along both sides of W.Va. 2 and ... Read More
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One lane of US 35 reopens after Mason County truck crash
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- Point Pleasant
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- Mar 27, 2025 5:00pm
UPDATE: (4:33 p.m. Friday, March 28, 2025) - Mason County 911 dispatchers say one southbound lane of US-35 is still shut down after a crash Friday morning. They say traffic is moving through the ... Read More
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Flood wall maintenance to cause traffic delays in Point Pleasant
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- Apr 28, 2025 2:12pm
Drivers on Route 2 near Point Pleasant could experience delays this weekend. According to Mason County Director of Emergency Management Jeremy Bryant, crews will ... Read More
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UPDATE: One person dies after Point Pleasant crash involving dump truck
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- Point Pleasant
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- Apr 02, 2025 09:28am
Two people were injured in a crash involving a dump truck in Mason County Wednesday morning. According to Mason County Emergency Management Director Jeremy ... Read More
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Victim dies after Mason County crash; second person hospitalized
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- Point Pleasant
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- Apr 02, 2025 12:35pm
The two individuals traveling in the car were sent to the hospital. At least one person suffered critical injuries, according to emergency management. The Point Pleasant Police Department is leading ... Read More
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2 taken to hospital after crash in Mason County
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- Point Pleasant
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- Apr 02, 2025 12:35pm
The two individuals traveling in the car were sent to the hospital. At least one person suffered critical injuries, according to emergency management. The Point Pleasant Police Department is leading ... Read More
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Two people injured in Point Pleasant crash involving dump truck
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- Apr 02, 2025 09:28am
Two people were injured in a crash involving a dump truck in Mason County Wednesday morning. According to Mason County Emergency Management Director Jeremy ... Read More
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Fiery truck crash near Point Pleasant closes bridge
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- Mar 28, 2025 06:11am
A fiery crash near the Point Pleasant Bridge caused US Route 35 to be closed early Friday morning. West Virginia Division of Highways bridge crews and Department of Environmental Protection officials ... Read More
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FIRST ALERT TRAFFIC | Bridge connecting Ohio, W.Va. reopens
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- Point Pleasant
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- Feb 24, 2025 06:35am
MASON COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- All lanes of traffic on the Silver Bridge connecting Gallipolis and Point Pleasant are back open Monday morning. Mason County 911 dispatchers say a semi truck heading on ... Read More
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Truck hits WVDOH worker patching pothole in Mason County
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- Point Pleasant
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- Jan 20, 2025 12:16pm
A West Virginia Division of Highways worker was hit by a truck and taken to the hospital while patching a pothole in Mason County over the weekend. Read More
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WV DOH worker hit by truck in Mason County
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- Mason
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- Jan 20, 2025 11:05am
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. - A West Virginia Division of Highways road crew worker is recovering after being hit by a truck on WV 62 in Mason County Saturday. Read More
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Commemorating 250th Battle of Point Pleasant anniversary, lantern given to officials
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- Point Pleasant
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- Oct 09, 2024 5:01pm
CHARLESTON - Two West Virginia Army National Guard vehicles accompanied state Arts, Culture and History Secretary Randall Reid-Smith from Lewisburg to Point Pleasant on Wednesday, retracing the ... Read More
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Point Pleasant to build parking garage to help with tourism traffic
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- Point Pleasant
- WV-2
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- Sep 09, 2024 6:01pm
Main Street Point Pleasant is working with the Mason County Commission to build a parking garage to help with a lack of downtown parking during festivals. Read More
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Section of U.S. 35 near Point Pleasant, West Virginia, used to test road striping materials
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- US 35
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- Jun 23, 2024 5:00pm
(WV News) - If you're driving on US 35 near Point Pleasant, don't be alarmed if you suddenly hit what looks like half a mile of brightly colored rumble strips. The West Virginia Division of Highways ... Read More
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Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association gets $15K from county for emergency repairs
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- Point Pleasant
- WV-2
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- Apr 05, 2024 09:38am
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) - It's been just over a week since a U-Haul driver crashed into the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association, displacing a number of animals. Since then, however, the shelter has ... Read More
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Remembering the 46 Silver Bridge collapse victims, 56 years later
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- Dec 15, 2023 10:58am
Just 10 days before Christmas 56 years ago, an evening of rush-hour traffic turned into a night of tragedy along the Ohio River. Read More
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Remembering the 75: The Marshall Thundering Herd plane crash
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- Point Pleasant
- WV-2
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- Nov 15, 2023 09:03am
One rainy night in 1970 is remembered year after year by every West Virginian. On November 14, 1970, the Marshall Thundering Herd football program and boosters were ... Read More
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A Strange Creature Was Lurking in West Virginia. Then an Iconic Bridge Collapsed
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- Sep 01, 2023 08:48am
A sleepy town of barely 4,000 people, Point Pleasant sits on the north bank of West Virginia's Kanawha River ... And with a link to a major interstate artery, U.S. Route 35, the town's population ... Read More
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Cabell, Mason officials meet to discuss traffic concerns ahead of Nucor mill's construction
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- Point Pleasant
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- Jul 31, 2023 2:00pm
Cabell County commissioners met their counterparts in Mason County Monday morning to discuss traffic concerns ahead of Nucor Steel West Virginia's construction of a new mill at ... Read More
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Mason County Homeless Shelter expected to close in June 2023
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- Mason
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- May 16, 2023 4:47pm
A local homeless shelter is closing it's doors after serving the Point Pleasant community for over 20 years. Dwight Coburn, the CEO of Southwestern Community ... Read More
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Second person dead from Cabell County crash
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- WV-62
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- May 09, 2023 6:56pm
Two people are now reported dead from a head-on collision near the intersection of Frontage Road Monday. According to Cabell County Chief Deputy Doug Adams, John Dzurenka, 80, of Point Pleasant, and ... Read More
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Authorities chase stolen vehicle through 2 West Virginia counties
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- Point Pleasant
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- May 10, 2023 09:43am
Authorities chased a stolen vehicle through two counties this morning. According to the Mason County Sheriff's Office, the Jackson County, West Virginia, ... Read More
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Road back open after train hits vehicle in Mason County, West Virginia
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- Point Pleasant
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- Apr 19, 2023 4:37pm
A toddler and an adult were flown to the hospital Wednesday night when the vehicle they were in was hit by a train, the Mason County Sheriff says. It happened around 7 p.m. just passed Gill Ridge Road ... Read More
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One dead in Point Pleasant area crash
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- Point Pleasant
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- Mar 15, 2023 3:44pm
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. - A man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 35 at the entrance to the Silver Memorial Bridge in Point Pleasant Tuesday afternoon. Three vehicles, including ... Read More
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How to Save Money on Your Car Insurance in Point Pleasant West Virginia
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- Point Pleasant
- WV-2
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- Mar 14, 2023 11:06pm
Finding the ideal car insurance coverage in Point Pleasant West Virginia can be a challenge ... but worry about the cost of accidents. 2. Look for Discounts No matter if you're an experienced ... Read More
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Pleasant Valley Apartments
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- Point Pleasant
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- Nov 13, 2021 03:51am
Please send me more information. Thank you! Message Check out the available apartments at Pleasant Valley Apartments in Point Pleasant, WV. Not far from the highway, you'll be near many attractions. Read More
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West Virginia drinking water still clear of derailment toxin
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- Point Pleasant
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- Feb 17, 2023 01:01am
West Virginia officials are reiterating that the state's drinking water is safe following an Ohio train derailment that released a toxic plume of chemicals. Officials said during a briefing Thursday ... Read More
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West Virginia's Heavy Rain Is a Blessing and Curse After Ohio Derailment
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- Point Pleasant
- WV-2
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- Feb 16, 2023 3:06pm
Getty In an update on Thursday covered by WTRF in Wheeling, West Virginia, officials said the "leading edge" of the plume was estimated to be near Point Pleasant, where the mouth of the Kanawha River ... Read More
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Is West Virginia's air and water at risk due to Ohio train derailment?
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- Point Pleasant
- WV-2
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- Feb 16, 2023 12:25pm
(WBOY) - As of 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16, the butyl acrylate chemical plume in the Ohio River is now near Point Pleasant and the mouth ... to reach Huntington at around 2:00 a.m. on Saturday. Read More
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Road reopens after Mason County, West Virginia, crash
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- US 522
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- Jan 09, 2023 12:47pm
According to Mason County 911 dispatchers, the single-vehicle crash happened in the 5400 block of Jericho Road near Point Pleasant around 3:01 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Dispatchers say the road ... Read More
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Remembering the 46 Silver Bridge collapse victims in West Virginia, Ohio 55 years later
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- Point Pleasant
- WV-2
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- Dec 16, 2022 00:40am
POINT PLEASANT, WV (WOWK) - It has been 55 years since an evening of rush-hour traffic turned into a night of tragedy along the Ohio River. On Dec. 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge connecting Point ... Read More
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West Virginia officials reflect on collapse of Silver Bridge
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- Charleston
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- Dec 15, 2022 9:34pm
The West Virginia Division of Highways marked the 55th anniversary Thursday of the collapse of the Silver Bridge at Point Pleasant, the deadliest bridge disaster in modern history. The 2,200-foot ... Read More
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Wood County, West Virginia, man & dog killed in Mason County crash
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- Point Pleasant
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- Oct 22, 2022 07:59am
A Wood County man and a canine were killed in a vehicle crash into a Mason County pond, State Police said Saturday. Read More
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Increased patrols planned for Labor Day weekend travel
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- Kimberly
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- Sep 02, 2022 3:04pm
(WSAZ) - Traveling down Interstate 64 ... agencies are Point Pleasant and West Hamlin police departments. Shamblin said they will be on major roads like I-64 and state Route 34 and state Route ... Read More
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Semi crash closes 1 lane of traffic in Point Pleasant
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- Point Pleasant
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- Sep 16, 2022 07:58am
POINT PLEASANT, WV (WOWK) - One lane of Viand Street / Jefferson Boulevard in Point Pleasant is closed after a semi crashed this morning. According to Mason County 911 dispatchers, the crash happened ... Read More
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Unsafe bridge causing concern in Point Pleasant neighborhood
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- Point Pleasant
- WV-2
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- Sep 02, 2022 9:27pm
POINT PLEASANT, WV (WOWK) - People in the Brooke Drive community near ... 13 News made the same round of calls with a similar result. The West Virginia Division of Highways told 13 News the bridge is ... Read More
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Man arrested in Mason County, West Virginia robbery, pursuit
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- Point Pleasant
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- Aug 18, 2022 2:24pm
MASON COUNTY, WV (WOWK ... Route 2 on foot in front of his vehicle near the town of Henderson and headed toward the Ohio River. The sheriff's office says the Point Pleasant Fire Department ... Read More
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