Left Fork Road News Today

Several people were indicted recently by a Pike County grand jury. Those indicted were:

RACINE, WV (WOWK) – “Supporting a Brother” is a motto to live by for the Racine Volunteer Fire Department. This weekend was no exception to that as firefighters held a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to help one of their own. Junior Firefighter Sonny Lycans, 16, was injured in an ATV accident in July that left him […]

BOONE COUNTY (WOWK) – A junior firefighter is in the hospital after an ATV in Boone County. According to the Racine Volunteer Fire Department in Boone County, West Virginia, firefighters were dispatched to an ATV crash around 8:38 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The crash happened in the Left Fork Road area, according to the […]

The jury has found George Wagner IV guilty for the murders of eight members of the Rhoden family in Pike County in 2016.

Under cross-examination, Wagner struggles to recall statements he made in 2017

* Editor’s Note: Any and all quotes or statements attributed to Wagner or references to Wagner in this article refer to George W. Wagner IV unless otherwise stated.

The state and defense have officially rested their cases in the Pike County murder trial of George Wagner IV.

On the fourth day of trial for a man accused of killing eight people in Pike County in 2016, first responders and family members of the victims took the witness stand.

George Wagner IV is charged with eight counts of murder with death penalty specifications and several other charges connected to the deaths of eight members of the Rhoden family in 2016.

In April 2016, eight members of the Rhoden family were found shot to death in their homes "execution-style." The crime scene spanned multiple family homes throughout the area; Seven family members were found dead in three different homes on Union Hill Road in Piketon. The eighth victim was found within a 10-minute drive of the others. Three children were left alive inside the homes.