radioNOVO News WV News Roundup for May 26, 2026

Good morning,We begin with breaking news out of Cabell County, where investigators are hunting for answers following a wave of deadly holiday weekend gun violence. Huntington authorities confirm they are aggressively investigating multiple separate shootings. Officers rushed to Fifth Avenue late Sunday night, discovering a South Point, Ohio man dead from a fatal gunshot wound. Less than twenty-four hours later, a double shooting shattered the peace early Monday morning at the Marcum Terrace housing complex. No suspects are currently in custody, and police are urging anyone with information to immediately contact the Huntington Police Department.Meanwhile, a terrifying holiday weekend ordeal has ended safely for a group of young canoeists on a flooding Mountain State waterway. Emergency dispatchers say two dozen Boy Scouts from Fairfax County, Virginia, became completely stranded Saturday when heavy rains caused the Cacapon River in Hampshire County to rise rapidly. The rushing current became too dangerous to navigate, forcing the scouts to beach their canoes on the wrong side of the river. Local first responders launched a swift water operation, successfully bringing all twenty-four scouts to safety in under an hour. Thankfully, no injuries were reported.Turning to local leadership, a community is mourning the loss of a longtime public servant. Lewis County Commissioner Rod Wyman has passed away at the age of seventy-two following a brief illness over the holiday weekend. Wyman was first elected to the commission in 2016 and was running unopposed for his second term. Commission President Agnes Queen praised Wyman as an incredible man who deeply cared for his community. Per his final wishes, his family will be holding a private memorial service.In lighter news, state tourism officials are celebrating a massive holiday weekend turnout, forecasting an historic summer travel season ahead. Driven by the upcoming national two hundred fiftieth birthday celebrations, outdoor recreation bookings are surging. State officials say parks like Blackwater Falls and Babcock are already seeing a dramatic spike in early reservations, with heavy tourist interest focused on new attractions like bungee jumping in Harpers Ferry and rail exploring in Clay County.And finally, it is an historic morning for West Virginia sports. For the first time ever, the Mountaineers baseball program has been named the number sixteen national one-seed in the NCAA Tournament! Morgantown will officially serve as an explosive regional host site this weekend, welcoming Binghamton, Wake Forest, and Kentucky to town. The dominant Mountaineers enter the tournament having reached the postseason for four consecutive seasons. Tournament play officially throws out the first pitch this Friday night when West Virginia battles the Binghamton Bearcats.For more breaking news from across the Mountain State, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.