A $500 million investment in Toyota’s plant in Putnam County is expected to create 80 new jobs. The company announced plans to increase assembly of 4-cylinder hybrid-compatible engines, sixth generation hybrid transaxles and more. The expansion will begin production in 2027. The investment is part of a wider $912 million investment across the country that … Read more
Lincoln County 911, working with the county commission, has applied for a state grant to build two new radio communication towers. The request asks the Public Service Commission for more than seven hundred sixty-nine thousand dollars, with the county contributing just over two hundred thirty-two thousand. One tower would go up along Route 37 in … Read more
State officials are collecting photos of first responders and military personnel to display on Honor Trees at the West Virginia State Capitol Complex. Two trees will be set up outside the Governor’s Reception Room, and a third will be decorated by Gold Star mothers. Families can submit photocopies by email or by mail to the … Read more
The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to simplify one of its most confusing regulations by proposing changes to the Waters of the United States rule. The proposal would shift more water quality enforcement to the states and narrow the types of waterways protected at the federal level. The new definition would remove ditches, converted cropland, … Read more
A child was struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning in Charleston near Edgewood Elementary School. Kanawha County dispatchers said a child was struck by a car outside the school around 7:15 am. Charleston police told WCHS the female child suffered a moderate head injury and was taken to a local hospital.
A shooting in Charleston early Sunday morning left one person with injuries. The shooting was reported just before 3:30 a.m. in the 6600 block of MacCorkle Avenue SE in Kanawha City, according to the Charleston Police Department. WCHS TV reported that the victim was grazed by a bullet and later showed up at a local … Read more
A new federal audit says West Virginia’s Bureau for Social Services failed to meet key child-protection requirements in about 91% of the cases reviewed. The report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General, examined how the state handled child-abuse and neglect referrals — an audit prompted in part by the 2024 … Read more
Just eight teams remain in each of the four classes in the state high school football playoffs. The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission announced the dates and times for the quarterfinals of each class. In Class AAAA, No. 8 Spring Mills will play at No. 1 Morgantown on Saturday, Nov. 22. No. 5 George … Read more
An Ohio man is facing charges after police say he drove to West Virginia to meet someone he believed was a teenage girl. Investigators say 56-year-old Jerry Christopher Simoncic of Zanesville began chatting online with a Parkersburg police detective posing as a 14-year-old. According to police, the conversation quickly became sexual, and Simoncic expressed plans … Read more
A well-known South Charleston restaurant is expanding into the sports tourism scene. The Olive Tree Café has opened a new Express location at the Shawnee Sports Complex. Visitors can now order popular Mediterranean dishes such as gyros, hummus, and pita wraps, along with traditional concession items like hot dogs and hamburgers. Just in time for … Read more