Good morning, Huntington.

Residents at Highlawn Place Apartments have been without hot water for ten days — the outage began on New Year's Eve — and building managers have not yet given a repair timeline.

On Jan. 3, 2025, Dawson, a brindle mixed breed from Cabell Wayne Animal Shelter, escaped by lifting a kennel latch and turning a door lock; his breakout went viral + sparked thousands in donations.

Thursday night, first responders in Mason County were honored for rescuing a semi-truck driver trapped as his rig dangled over a bridge on U.S. 35; firefighter Westley Quinn used a rope harness to pull the driver to safety last December.

Milton Supman (later known as Soupy Sales) was born Jan.

8 in Fanklinton, North Carolina and raised in Huntington where he began his career as a DJ at Marshall College. The city continues to honor his legacy with the Soupy Sales Plaza on Third Avenue.

Joseph Payton and Shannon Litton previewed Week 1 of Fired Up Friday 2026 on WSAZ.

The show airs today and will bring live segments + local highlights to Huntington.

WSAZ’s Joseph Payton and Shannon Litton previewed the debut of (Fired Up Friday 2026), a new show airing today during Studio 3 at 11 a.m.

WVU Medicine eased enrollment for nursing students with its Aspiring Nurse Program (launched yesterday) to simplify the path to nursing careers in our local health system.

State lawmakers plan to change the athlete transfer law after critics said it harms school teams and communities; the proposal would limit transfers to freshmen and sophomores and let athletes return to their original schools, with the measure to be introduced this session.

Winfield High junior Ty Laughery began chemotherapy on Thursday at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital after his Hodgkin’s Lymphoma diagnosis, and the community—including rival teams—united by raising nearly $40,000 and sharing a pre-game prayer in his honor.

South Alabama Jaguars vs. Marshall Thundering Herd Basketball

4-6 p.m. — Cam Henderson Center — Ticket prices vary — Cheer on the Thundering Herd as they face off against the Jaguars in an exciting basketball matchup.