Kate Davison returned home to the Ohio Valley in 2011 to become a reporter for NEWS9.
After getting the "news bug" while attending St. Clairsville High School in Belmont County, Kate attended The Ohio State University, where she majored in strategic communications.
Throughout school, Kate obtained several internships at television stations, including one at NEWS9. She also interned with The Ohio State University Athletic Communications, where she covered football, men's and women’s basketball, swimming and rowing. Kate feels that she gained valuable experience and cherishes the friendships she made through her internships.
An avid sports fan, Kate cheers on the Buckeyes and is a football and baseball enthusiast. In her spare time, she loves to cook, exercise, travel and spend time with family and friends.
Kate is dedicated to her job as a reporter and hopes to serve the people of the Ohio Valley the best way she knows how!
There's a new officer in town at the Bridgeport Police Department. Lakota, an 8-year-old gelding horse, will soon be helping to enforce the law in the village. Bridgeport Police Lt. Jerry Delman has had Lakota for three years, he said during a special customer appreciation event at Advance America. Chief ...
Soon after guests arrived for Vice President Joe Biden's invitation-only campaign speech in Belmont County, protesters followed. Outside of Staffilino Chevrolet in Martins Ferry, dozens of people were nearby to bring attention to a number of local and national issues. "We're really tired of the Obama administration playing the cards ...
Vice President Joe Biden is on a two-day swing through blue-collar areas of eastern and northeastern Ohio, including a stop Thursday at a Martins Ferry car dealership. Wednesday, Martins Ferry city officials held a news conference regarding Biden's visit. Mayor Paul Riethmiller was on hand to make the announcement, along ...
Officials are searching for the people who led Ohio state troopers on a high-speed chase in Belmont County after a road-rage report early Tuesday. The incident happened just before 3 a.m. As of 10:30 a.m., troopers were following several leads in an attempt to find the four men who were ...
Some Belmont County students will soon have an extra set of eyes to watch over them. Barnesville Exempted Village Schools will soon have a school resource officer patrolling the halls. Superintendent Randy Lucas said both the village and the school district decided to move forward with hiring a resource officer ...
Police have confirmed anther meth lab bust in the Ohio Valley, making it the third bust in the last few weeks. The meth lab was discovered in 200 block of Oaklawn in Woodsfield, Monroe County, around 11:30 p.m. Thursday. According to officials, police received a tip earlier in the day ...
A man could end up facing five years in prison after police said he beat a young child because he was not happy with her behavior at school. Jonathan Haney, 26, is charged with child endangerment. Police said he admitted to hitting a 6-year-old child in the head multiple times ...
A Bellaire woman stabbed multiple times Tuesday is out of intensive care, Police Chief Mike Kovalyk said Thursday. Investigators said the 33-year-old woman's school-aged children were in the house during the stabbing and were the ones who called 911 around 5:30 a.m. Kovalyk called the scene on Atchison Road gruesome ...
A Monroe County family is seeking answers after they were forced to euthanize longtime pet dog after it was shot with an arrow. "Who shot my dog and who was on my property that's not supposed to be?" said the dog's owner, Heather Cecil. The Cecils returned to their Edwina ...
Rare bald eagles have made their home in Belmont County, near the village of Flushing. Residents like Mindy Wilson said she was lucky enough to see the nation's emblem in person. Wilson said she believes there are two fully grown and two young eagles among the group. "I had always ...