News Staff Sissonville High School has a new policy for every Indians home football game. In the past, parents could drop their children off at Indians games and pick them up later, but that is changing. Now, middle and elementary school students have to buy a ticket and be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at … Read more
Investigators have identified a Kanawha County man who died in a single-vehicle rollover crash. 50-year old Marvin Smith Jr. of Rand, died after a Jeep he was operating left a Glasgow roadway, struck a utility pole and overturned beside a set of railroad tracks, according to a social media post from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s … Read more
Public services were held Tuesday evening for West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Tim Armstead. He died last Tuesday after a brief time in the hospital at just 60 years old. A judicial day of mourning was also honored Tuesday to coincide with Armstead’s services, meaning all judicial offices were closed. Armstead was elected to keep … Read more
West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack visited the University of Charleston recently, and presented a sizeable unclaimed property check to UC President Marty Roth. The check, valued at more than $28,000 in unclaimed property funds were located during a search of the State Treasurer’s Office Unclaimed Property online database. The money came from insurance proceeds … Read more
An annual fall festival is bringing several days of visual and performing arts to downtown Charleston. FesitvALL has been scheduled for Oct. 7-12, starting the the Full Moon Drum Circle at Slack Plaza on the first evening of the event. Among the highlights: storytelling at Capitol Market, a LEGO Printing Workshop at Base Camp Printing, … Read more
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