Shannon Litton
Reporter
Huntington, W.Va.
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Shannon joined the WSAZ team in October 2020. He has been working in local news since 2018.
Shannon grew up in Lima, Peru, before moving to the Tri-State in 2007.
Shannon is a graduate of Saint Joseph Central Catholic High School in Ironton (2014), and a graduate of The Ohio State University (2018).
It was while at Ohio State that Shannon discovered his passion for broadcast journalism.
Outside of work, Shannon enjoys spending time with his friends and family, and watching stand-up comedy
If you have any story ideas, feel free to reach out to Shannon at shannon.litton@wsaz.com
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 5:54 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
The road was closed for almost 24 hours.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 6:15 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
The crash was reported just after 6 a.m. Thursday.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 1:16 AM EDT
|By Lesya Feinstein, Shannon Litton and Kimberly Donahue
The preliminary investigation, Chief John Walls says, shows drowning was the cause of death, but that will be determined upon the medical examiner’s report.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 4:11 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
It happened on Rocky Fork Road near Big Tyler Road in Cross Lanes.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 6:48 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
It happened just after 6 Thursday morning.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 5:02 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
The crash happened Wednesday night, but is expected to impact traffic throughout the day Thursday.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 2:44 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
Officials say the suspension will remain in effect as the investigation and review process proceed.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 7:33 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
The crash was reported just after 6:30 Tuesday morning.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 3:23 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
The Paramount says if you recognize the man, and that information leads to them getting their trailer back, they’ll give that person a couple of tickets to the FoxFire Music & Arts Festival.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 7:36 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
Metro 911 dispatchers say it was reported just after 7 a.m. Monday.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 6:27 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
The crash was reported just before 6 a.m. Monday.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 4:25 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
The break-ins happened around the Merritt’s Creek area in Barboursville, deputies say.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 12:51 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
It was a little foggy for the first day of school, but it has been and continues to be a long road back for so many in the community.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 12:40 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
Across Kanawha County, nearly 23,000 kids are heading back to the classroom Monday.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 1:42 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
This school year is one officials are hoping is much more normal compared to those held in the middle of the pandemic.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 1:15 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
Agents have been providing teachers with an active school shooter awareness training.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 12:53 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
This school year marks the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that kids will start the year without having to wear a mask.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 6:44 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
Two separate crashes have shut down part of the interstate Tuesday morning.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 6:31 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
Dispatchers say it was reported a little after 5 a.m. Thursday.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 3:21 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
As people work to clean the wreckage left behind, they do so with a forward looking mentality, reaching into their deepest source of strength.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 6:20 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
It happened around 3 a.m. Thursday.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 4:48 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Hannahs, Shannon Litton and Joseph Payton
Deputies and fire rescue crews are searching the Scioto River near state Route 348 near Lucasville.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 9:35 PM EDT
|By Andrew Colegrove and Shannon Litton
The incident was reported just before 8 p.m. in the 5400 block of Altizer Avenue.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 1:10 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
First responders are on their toes, and their message to residents is to remain calm and remain prepared.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 2:05 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
Jacqueline Chevalier, who owns Merritts Creek Veterinary Center, says this has been a problem since 2009.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 5:18 AM EDT
|By Ryan Epling and Shannon Litton
The accident happened just before 5 a.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2022, spilling approximately 600 gallons of an acetone-based material onto the pavement.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 12:17 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
Their food pantry has been going strong for more than 25 years, but they’re running a much smaller operation now, and it’s due to things beyond their control.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 9:02 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton and Kimberly Keagy
Officials say officers got a call around 8 p.m. about someone in a car who appeared to be unconscious.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 7:35 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
First responders got the call about the crash around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 2:02 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
A new three-digit number will be introduced nationwide Saturday to help you if you ever find yourself in a mental health crisis.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 1:16 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
Andrew Slayton's German Shepherd, Buddy, took a shot to his front left leg.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 11:27 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
Several different departments in our region now have officers who have been shot in the line of duty.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 6:50 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
No words exist that will ever truly comfort the families of the three law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty last week during an ambush in Allen, Kentucky.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 4:19 AM EDT
|By Brandon Robinson, Ryan Epling and Shannon Litton
The coroner has been called to the scene of a shooting in Martin Co., Ky.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2022 at 1:29 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
Among those still recovering are Constable Gary Wolfe and Emergency Management Director Joe Reynolds.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2022 at 7:54 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
In a world where violence seems to never let up, one of the few tools we can use to try and cope are conversations.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2022 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
The funeral arrangements for the three officers killed have been announced.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 8:17 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
Lawrence County dispatchers got a call a little before 5:40 a.m. Tuesday.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 1:28 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
Every year, the majority of Logan firefighters go up to the airport to get live-burn and aircraft rescue training.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 6:25 AM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
Firefighters were called to the scene just before 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 1:43 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
The announcement, which follows FDA approval Friday, opens the door for close to 20 million kids to get the vaccine.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 3:59 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
Since the lights went out, WSAZ has been asking where crews are working and restoration times.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 2:22 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
The kids may be out of school for the summer, but if you’re a parent, you know sports never stop.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 3:50 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
While power outages have once again plagued the Mountain State, people along East Mud River Road say they’ve been here before.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 2:30 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
While the law went into effect Monday, the rules are still the same when it comes to where you can and cannot take a gun.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 1:37 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
The indictment alleges since at least February of 2022, the two men have been conspiring to intentionally distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 1:24 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
The winds were so strong, they even knocked security cameras off the wall and bent parts of the school dumpster.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 5:19 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
The show of support was evident by the number of cruisers that showed up for Wednesday’s services – some from as far away as Berkeley County in the state’s Eastern Panhandle.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2022 at 12:35 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
People in one neighborhood are calling for more safety measures after a tractor-trailer hauling chairs crashed into an underpass because it was too big to get through.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 2:02 PM EDT
|By Shannon Litton
Security cameras caught video as three people were riding around the golf course Sunday morning.
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