News Staff A lane shift will happen again tonight for Interstate 64 near the Nitro-St. Albans bridge. Slow and fast lanes will alternately be closed again tonight between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. Saturday for contractors to erase old lane markers and paint new lane markers between the Nitro exit of Interstate 64 and Rocky Step Road. … Read more
Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin unveiled her plan for about $36 million in American Rescue Plan funding Wednesday evening. The mayor’s plan calls for the funding to be split into three buckets: Economic Recovery, Healthy and Safe Communities and Investing in Our City’s Future. The mayor’s office said under the plan, about $8 million would … Read more
Members of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office are mourning the loss of a K-9. Evo, a narcotics detection dog, passed away after recently retiring from patrol duties. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said on its Facebook page that the Dutch Shepherd was living his best life with his handler/dad Sergeant S.K. Neal when he passed … Read more
South Charleston is hosting Kanawha County’s second fall cleanup of the season tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 2), in South Charleston. The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the intersection of C Street and Fourth Avenue, and they’ll accept items including solid waste, large appliances, air conditioners, tires, and televisions. Recyclables also … Read more
The West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office has ruled one of the two back-to-back church fires in Clay County on Wednesday as arson. Officials said a blaze at the Flat Fork Baptist Church was ruled an arson. The cause of a second fire that left People’s Church burnt to the ground is undetermined. The fires … Read more
A survey crew discovered human remains in Fayette County. The crew found the remains Tuesday in the Montgomery Heights area and the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office processed the scene and surrounding area. The remains will undergo more examination, and the investigation continues. Anyone with information about the remains is asked to contact the sheriff’s office … Read more
On Tuesday evening, a Kanawha County Sheriff’s deputy got behind a motorcycle that was speeding west on MacCorkle Avenue from Slaughter’s Creek Road toward Chesapeake, and Sgt. Brian Humphreys said the deputy tried to make a traffic stop. The bike accelerated and the deputy lost sight of it. Backup was called in and another deputy … Read more
The Fayette County Commission announced Wednesday it unanimously decided to vote to cancel Bridge Day 2021.The commission said the voting decision was not based on the county’s COVID-19 numbers or the county’s ability to provide, or not provide, for the safety of the BASE jumpers or attendees. They also said the nation’s newest national park … Read more
The Salvation Army will start accepting applications for their Christmas Assistance Program for the upcoming holiday season. Applications will be taken online this year because of the pandemic, but the Salvation Army is planning one day for each county that organizers will be accepting applications in person. Online applications will be Oct. 4 – Oct. … Read more
West Virginia State Police say a suspect has been arrested after three people were shot in Wayne County. Robert Roberts of Huntington, has been arrested and charged in the shooting, according to West Virginia State Police. Dorian Grice from Westland, Mich.; Damona Neal from Detroit; and Montavis Jones from Detroit, were each shot Tuesday in … Read more