Dustin Melchior is a journalist based in Charleston, West Virginia. He writes for WCHS and his work has also been featured in FOX Baltimore and WSYX ABC 6. Dustin covers a wide range of local news topics, including crime, accidents, legal cases, and community events in the Charleston area.
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Dustin Melchior focuses on local breaking news and evolving crime stories, predominantly in the West Virginia area. He is interested in announcements related to criminal activities or incidents happening within this specific region. If you have information about developing crime-related events or breaking news in the Charleston, West Virginia area, Dustin may be receptive to your pitch.
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By: Dustin Melchior
The closure of the War Ridge and Backus Mountain areas of New River Gorge is still in effect as crews work to contain and put out the
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A fire destroyed two homes on Woodward Court in Charleston early Sunday morning, according to Charleston firefighters.
A Kanawha County man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to receiving stolen money, according to federal prosecutors.
Kentucky State Police are investigating a Carter County man for sex crimes, troopers said.
Kentucky State Police, in collaboration with the West Virginia Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, and the Ashland Police Department, arrested a man on Tuesday for sex crimes, according to Kentucky State Troopers.
A Charleston woman is charged with two counts of child neglect resulting in injury, according to a criminal complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court on Tuesday.
A pedestrian struck by a vehicle in Huntington Tuesday evening was transported to the hospital, although their condition is unknown at this time, Cabell County dispatchers said.
By: Dustin Melchior
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Mountaineer Gas Company released an update Friday morning amid the ongoing gas outage in Charleston's West Side, and around 200 customers remain without gas availability, the news release said.
By: Dustin Melchior
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A man is in jail after South Charleston Police say he attacked his parents with a claw hammer early Friday morning.
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WCHS) — The Pikeville Police Department is looking for an excavator that was stolen from Pikeville Industrial Park earlier this week.
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