News Staff West Virginia American Water officials said a Charleston intersection was closed early Tuesday as crews worked to repair a water main break at the intersection of Morris Street and Washington Street East. This is the second water main break in the area in less than two weeks.
A National Transportation Safety Board investigator was on the scene Monday at the site of a plane crash in which three people were killed in Fayette County. West Virginia State Police said Nick Fletche, Michael Taphouse, and Wesley Farley, all from the Chesapeake, Va., area, were killed in the crash near Lansing. The investigator is … Read more
Putnam County Schools’ latest decisions to not implement an immediate mask mandate, and to leave contact tracing and quarantining up to the health department, are drawing criticism from West Virginia’s education unions. The county will only mandate face masks if the high school grades have 25% of kids with COVID-19, or if grades K-8 reach … Read more
An event that has brought thousands of bargain hunters to Charleston for more than 50 years has been canceled for the second straight year. The Kanawha City Lions Club announced the 53rd Annual Capital City Art and Craft Show scheduled at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center has been called off this year due to … Read more
Fall fire season gets underway this week in West Virginia, with limits set on outdoor burning through the end of the year. Starting Friday, burning vegetation and other naturally occurring material is limited to the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. The Division of Forestry said a 10-foot safety area around the fire must … Read more
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of an elderly man who was killed over the weekend in an ATV crash. 81-year old Kenneth E Roy of St. Albans died after the incident near Shrewsbury Road. The sheriff’s office said the man was checking trail cameras on his property when he crashed.
Kanawha County deputies will have some new items in their cruisers to help comfort children who have gone through traumatic events. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office received 230 stuffed animals and 56 blankets from Noah Estep, a senior at Riverside High School as part of his final Eagle Scout project. Patrol deputies will have the … Read more
The largest traditional German Octoberfest in the state took place last Saturday on the West Side of Charleston. For the 13th year, it was all about craft brews, local foods and live tunes at the capital city’s OktoberWest celebration. All funds raised from the event will go into Charleston’s West Side for programs, public art … Read more
West Virginia internet customers are being asked to take a broadband speed test to improve access in the state. The data collected will be instrumental in making decisions about broadband access in West Virginia moving forward, according to state Department of Economic Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael. They’ll create a map identifying where investment in broadband … Read more
The State Fire Marshal’s Office said a blaze that damaged several buses has been ruled accidental. Three Jackson County school buses caught fire at the Ripley bus garage Friday and the Ripley Volunteer Fire Department responded. Surveillance cameras did not show anyone inside the garage at the time of the fire. Investigators think the fire … Read more