You'd think my neighbor playing saxophone at 10:30 at night would warrant a complaint, but they're so good it's actually relaxing to listen to.

Here's to SIX YEARS at @wowk13news.bsky.social and to the start of year seven! It's been a wild ride, but I'm so grateful for all of the friends and memories I've made here. Some days, I can't believe it's been that long, but time flies when you're having fun!

Last year, Country Road House and Berries lost all of their crops and all of the income that came with them, but this year, the berries are abundant! https://www.wowktv.com/news/sweet-comeback-kanawha-county-business-rebounds-with-long-lasting-malwina-strawberries/ 

Chicago-born Pope #LeoXIV is the first Pope from the United States, and second born in the Americas following the late Pope Francis.

This is such an incredible story coming out of #WoodCounty #westvirginia !! #davincisrestaurant #lifechanging #tipyourservers

This just gets better the more you read, and falls under the "I couldn't make this up if I tried" category. 🤣 Also, does anyone remember when this happened in Logan County near the start of the school year?

People love supporting the small businesses in their community and state, but how far would you be willing to drive to go to a small business? https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/study-names-top-2-west-virginia-small-businesses-worth-a-road-trip/ 

Hoping everyone had a safe and Happy Easter weekend ✝️ It was difficult for the Gibbs/Warth family as we buried Grandma's nephew, and holidays without Mom and Grandma still aren't easy. But the reason for Easter and the Resurrection of our Lord still shine light into each day.

Pixelle Specialty Solutions announced Tuesday that it would be shutting down its paper mill in Chillicothe. https://www.wowktv.com/news/ohio/chillicothe-paper-mill-that-employs-about-800-being-shut-down/ 

While in South Charleston this week made sure to stop by #CafeAppalachia for some breakfast! Owner Cheryl Laws was our 2021 @wowk13news.bsky.social #RemarkableWoman, and what she does to help women on their recovery journeys is absolutely incredible. Plus the food is amazing!

Last October, the City of Point Pleasant made plans to plant 62 cherry trees along Main Street. And now, those new Kwanzan cherry trees have begun to bud. https://www.wowktv.com/news/where-to-see-cherry-blossoms-in-west-virginia/ 

We heard a lot of chatter about this on social media today, so I did some digging. A KCS representative tells me they will have to switch to a different pepperoni to make pepperoni rolls. Several brands' cured pepperoni contain BHA, which will be banned from food items sold in WV starting in 2028.

Dollar Tree has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell Family Dollar in a $1 billion deal, ending the short-lived merger deal that it believed would help the company compete against its larger, growing rivals. https://www.wowktv.com/news/dollar-tree-sells-family-dollar-for-1-billion/ 

Heads up! Changes are coming to the #megamillions #lottery game. Would you still play with these changes?

What do you think of this bill? Would you have wanted to work later as a teenager? #ohiostatehouse #teenemployment

One of our @wowk13news.bsky.social #RemarkableWomen finalists this year is Mason County's very own Denee Sidenstricker! We've unveiled three finalists so far, and we'll reveal the fourth next week. We'll name the winner on April 1! Read all of their stories here: www.wowktv.com/the-tri-stat...

"It only takes one desparate generation to change history - even erase it .... One generation to change the text. One generation chooses to teach that text. The next grows, and the lie becomes history." - #FourthWing, Rebecca Yarros.

Law enforcement are searching for a woman in West Virginia who has not been heard from since early February. https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/west-virginia-state-police-searching-for-missing-woman-in-braxton-county/ 

I was SUPER excited to write this one! I've been a big #JoshGates fan since back in the #DestinationTruth days and I've been hoping he'll come to Charleston! Side Note: @wowk13news.bsky.social's security camera footage of my reaction to seeing the press release on this is probably hilarious! 😂

Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather, the couple recently found guilty of abusing and human trafficking their adoptive children, have been sued by one of the children.

Why is this so cute?! #puppymountain #viraltraveldestinations

A local family is honoring their daughter's memory by keeping her mission of helping animals alive through an annual fundraiser. https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/kanawha-county-wv/maddies-mission-fundraiser-honors-memory-of-young-animal-lover/ 

A royal tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian King has been unearthed, in what has been called a “remarkable” discovery by officials

Praying for the people of Kentucky and everyone impacted by this flooding. 💜

Watching #RoadhouseRomance on #hallmarkchannel feels like a warm up for #LaurenAlaina and #rascalflatts in #charlestonwv tomorrow!

I didn't expect the #SuperBowlLIX coin toss to make me cry. What a beautiful tribute to the lives lost in recent tragedies this month and their surviving loved ones. 💜

Yesterday was a hectic day for a little opossum in Wayne County who ran up a tree to get away from rising water.