News Staff Rolling roadblocks along Interstate 64 in Putnam County that were planned for Wednesday have been postponed until today. The rolling roadblocks on the interstate between Teays Valley and Nitro were canceled after a paint truck malfunctioned, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Crews were initially planning to repaint lines on the roadway as construction … Read more
A historic town within the New River Gorge National Park and some of its remaining buildings were the topic of a public meeting in Fayette County on Tuesday night. This was the second public comment meeting called by the National Park Service regarding demolition of certain buildings in Thurmond that they say pose a safety … Read more
The Mardi Gras Casino is seeking an exemption from Kanawha County’s Clean Air Act to allow indoor smoking in their facilities. The worry is they’ll lose revenue without a smoking option. The Kanawha County Commission said it has not yet received an official proposal. Eyewitness News said, when the proposal is made to the health … Read more
Broadband expansion projects are in the works to bring higher internet speeds to underserved places across the state. A pool of $1.2 billion in federal funds will help build utility poles, install fiber optic cables, and add other infrastructure. The West Virginia Public Service Commission is forming a task force to help implement the expansion … Read more
Kanawha County deputies were trying to serve a warrant for a wanted person at a home in the 1000 block of Snowbird Drive in George’s Creek Tuesday evening, and when they called the man to come out of the home he ran into the nearby woods with a gun. Eyewitness News said, according to body … Read more
The City of Charleston Public Works Department will begin collecting leaves next week. The City said on its website that Charleston residents can bag leaves and set them out on their normal trash day or rake leaves to the edge of the street to be picked up as part of supplemental loose leaf collection, beginning … Read more
Monday afternoon the Wayne County Commission signed a management agreement with HealthNet Aeromedical Services to operate the county ambulance service, according to Eyewitness News. The agreement was made possible because Wayne County voters passed an EMS levy in May. Although the county will still maintain ownership of the service, the county is paying HealthNet $150,000 … Read more
In this general election, West Virginia voters are deciding whether or not to add an amendment to the West Virginia Constitution that would prohibit medically assisted suicide. Medically assisted suicide is defined as a doctor providing a patient who requests a prescription that the patient can self-administer to end his or her life. It’s illegal … Read more
Investigators said an “Almost Heaven” swing recently stolen from Tu-Endie-Wei State Park in Point Pleasant has been recovered. The swing is one of more than two dozen that have been erected statewide to highlight points of interest. The picturesque swing was installed in August before being reported missing earlier this month. While the stolen swing … Read more
One of four men charged in the 2022 death of a man in Huntington entered pleas Tuesday. 19-year old Damarquis Patterson entered a Kennedy plea to conspiracy to commit murder and pleaded guilty to a failure to appear charge. Patterson was charged in November 2022 after Christopher Johnson died following a shooting in the 1800 … Read more