News Staff Some big changes are happening inside the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. The city announced on Facebook that crews are hard at work replacing some of the Coliseum’s original seating — parts of which date back more than 40 years. The renovation kicked off August 15th, and since then, workers have already finished the most … Read more
Efforts to replace a short span bridge in Kanawha County are underway. Eyewitness News said a bridge along Rutledge Road in Charleston was closed last month after a routine inspection revealed structural issues. Division of Highways officials said steel beam supports showed signs of deterioration along the 18-foot span. This week, crews started installing foundations … Read more
Some temporary lane closures may cause delays for drivers headed to Ohio. A nighttime closure is planned on the 17th Street Bridge in West Huntington that takes you into South Point, Ohio. Both northbound and southbound lanes are closed again tonight from 10 pm to 6 am. The inspection work is expected to wrap up … Read more
A body was found Tuesday in Putnam County, and it appears to be the that of a missing man. Eyewitness News reported that the body of 74-year-old James “Jimbo” Davis was located along Heizer Creek in the Poca area Tuesday. Davis, who was partially blind and suffered from dementia, had been reported missing earlier, prompting … Read more
Good news for drivers in South Charleston —there’s been major progress on the Jefferson Road widening project. The West Virginia Department of Transportation says all the bridge lanes connecting Jefferson Road to U.S. 60 and Corridor G are now open. A newly widened five-lane stretch of Jefferson Road is also open to traffic. The work … Read more
West Virginia is the last place in the United States with greyhound racing. Now a disturbing training complaint has been filed against an owner with dozens of dogs running the state’s two tracks. GREY2K USA – an anti-dog racing nonprofit organization – has filed a complaint with state racing officials claiming an investigator has video … Read more
Several agencies responded to a Kanawha County structure fire early Monday morning. The blaze was reported about 3:30 a.m. along Little Sandy Road in Elkview, according to a Metro 911 alert. Crews told Eyewitness News the flames started in a shed and spread to a nearby home, damaging an attic. Firefighters from Pinch, Clendenin and … Read more
West Virginia leads the nation in alcohol-related boating accidents, according to a 2025 study using data from the Bureau of Transportation. The study, commissioned by Murphy and Prachthauser, shows 17% of boating accidents in West Virginia involve alcohol, the highest in the study. Kentucky is next at 16.98%. The study also ranks West Virginia as … Read more
The 2025 college football season is off to a great start for the West Virginia Mountaineers as they dominated the game over Robert Morris University with a score of 45-3. The win also marked the return of Rich Rodriguez, who coached the Mountaineers 18 seasons ago. The Mountaineers scored six touchdowns, five of them rushing, … Read more
Portions of the Exit 95 ramps at Kanawha City on Interstate 64 and the West Virginia Turnpike will be closed for construction starting Tuesday, according to officials. The construction is to lower the ramps, in an effort to create more clearance underneath the Chuck Yeager Memorial Bridge, according to a press release from the West … Read more