Robert Castillo
Multimedia Journalist
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Producer Robert Castillo is from WVVA’s stomping grounds- Bluefield, West Virginia. He graduated from Bluefield High School in 2017 and went on to study Broadcast Journalism at Marshall University. Robert graduated Cum Laude from Marshall in May of 2021.
Robert has enjoyed watching WVVA since he was a kid and gained his love for the industry watching the newscasts.
During his time at Marshall, Robert was involved with the school’s radio station, WMUL and newspaper, The Parthenon. He was also a reporter for the student produced newscast- MU Report.
In his spare time, Robert likes to watch sports, play video games, and collect sports cards. He is an avid animal lover and has two cats and two dogs. Robert’s favorite place to be is any beach.
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The average price per gallon of gas in West Virginia is sitting just above four dollars a gallon, however across state lines in Virginia the average is $3.79 gallon.
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If you can’t make it to the event but would like to donate you can send money to the family’s venmo: @fourivygaines
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Virginia Senator Travis Hackworth and his family visited Bandy to hand out chicken dinners to families as well as deliver a truck load of cleaning supplies.
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Capito says she’ll announce where she stands on the legislation once all the details are in place.
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On Wednesday Nick’s fellow seniors at Summers County High used their senior skip day to raise about three thousand dollars for the family.
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He went to the Armed Forces Career Center, but he weighed in at 365 pounds.
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Detectives with the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department say they’ve gathered some evidence in this case, but continue to look for more promising leads. But the lack of hard evidence leaves Brown’s case in limbo.
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The victim told officers that her boyfriend had hit her, choked her until she lost consciousness, struck her in the head with a wrench, soaked her in alcohol, and attempted to set her on fire.
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Senator Shelley Moore Capito says she’s against adjusting the federal tax on fuel. It could save Americans 18.4 cents per gallon at the pump. Capito says the impact on infrastructure is a big reason she’s opposed to temporarily removing the federal gas tax.
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Hieatt says the search may carry into Sunday if they’re not able to finish searching the areas.
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Encounters between border patrol and migrants have jumped in the past year. Last week Vice President Kamala Harris visited Honduras in an attempt to address the root cause of migration.
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How to protect yourself from theft during the holiday season.