News Staff An Ohio couple is charged with child neglect after a crash in Fayette County that injured two children. The children were not properly restrained and were seriously injured in a crash on Route 19 in Hico.
Governor Justice is issuing a State of Preparedness for all fifty-five West Virginia counties as Hurricane Ida makes landfall on the Louisiana coast. Emergency response agencies are on standby should the need arise as the remnants of the hurricane will move through the state later this week.
Members of the West Virginia Air and Army National Guard have been assisting in the United States’ evacuation mission in Afghanistan. A spokesperson for the National Guard said the 167th Airlift Wing, based in Martinsburg, and the 111th Engineer Brigade, which is headquartered in Putnam County, were already deployed to the Middle East and have … Read more
Six testing events have been scheduled for West Virginia State Police’s upcoming cadet class. The testing locations are spread throughout the state at regional headquarters during the month of September starting with Beckley Wednesday, Sept. 1 at 9 am. (105 Pinecrest Drive, Beckley). Testing is also set for Institute Thursday, Sept. 9, Morgantown Friday, Sept. … Read more
A Huntington man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting Friday night that killed two people and injured two others. 34-year old David Lee Ross Jr. is charged with two counts of murder following a shooting in the 300 block of Oney Avenue about 8:15 p.m. Friday, according to a news release … Read more
West Virginia’s Bob Huggins has agreed to a two-year contract extension that includes the option for him to step aside or continue coaching after the 2023-24 season. Under the agreement Huggins will earn $4.15 million in each of the next three seasons. Huggins earned his 900th coaching victory last season. Starting with the 2024-25 season, … Read more
Guided tours of elk have returned to southern West Virginia. The West Virginia State Parks system announced that viewing tours will be held on weekends starting Sept. 11 and ending Oct. 24. They will start and finish at the Chief Logan State Park lodge in Logan County. Elk have been transplanted over the past five … Read more
A local animal rescue group headed to Tennessee on Saturday to pick up dogs displaced by flooding. The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association picked up 24 shelter dogs in Chattanooga, Tennessee, who were displaced from Mississippi after the group Petco Love coordinated a massive evacuation of 280 dogs and 90 cats. The humane association needs donations of … Read more
Two West Virginia airport improvement projects will receive $1.9 million in funding from the U.S. Transportation Department. U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced that Morgantown Municipal-Walter L. Bill Hart Field will receive $1.6 million, while Eastern West Virginia Regional/Shepherd Field in Martinsburg will receive $350,000.
The Oakwood road intersection project is nearly complete, and there will be a new traffic pattern on Corridor G. The design is the first “R-Cut” in the state, which is a restricted crossing U-turn. The design will create shorter wait times to reduce backups by eliminating left-hand turns onto Oakwood Road.