Board members for the Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority voted Thursday morning to eventually discontinue Sunday service. The board voted in favor of canceling the service, as well as cutting the number of runs in half on 11 low-use routes. The changes will not go into effect until February 2025. The moves come as KRT … Read more
Police in West Virginia arrested a woman this week after police say a child wearing handcuffs escaped a home and ran to a neighbor for help. Laura Southworth, 54, of Charleston, is charged with child abuse and unlawful restraint, according to a news release from the Charleston Police Department. Southworth is currently being held on … Read more
The 86th annual Mountain State Forest Festival, one of West Virginia’s oldest and most celebrated festivals, will return to Elkins from today through October 6, 2024. The festival attracts over 75,000 visitors each year, offering a week full of events for all ages and interests. Enjoy the Antique and Classic Street Rod Cars and the … Read more
The Kanawha County Commission has lifted a burn ban initiated last week as West Virginia delt with drought condition. The announcement came as the Kanawha Valley experienced much-needed rainfall. Outdoor burning in Kanawha County will be permitted through Monday when West Virginia’s forest fire season begins Oct. 1. Daytime burning is then prohibited for the … Read more
A Cabell County man is facing multiple charges after stealing a car and threatening several people while holding a knife.That’s according to court documents. Deputies responded to a domestic call on Martha Road in Barboursville on Wednesday. Martha McCaw called 911 and told dispatchers her son had threatened to kill her. Charles McCaw took his … Read more
Hurricane Helene reached category 4 status just ahead of landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida. The storm is moving across Georgia as a hurricane, and then it’s expected to move into Tennessee and Central Kentucky as it weakens. That will bring heavy rainfall to the Tri-State, with the heaviest in Eastern Kentucky. Flash … Read more
Tourism officials have issued the first fall foliage report of 2024 as autumn colors reach the higher elevations of West Virginia. Peak colors have reached the northeastern portion of the state, including Tucker and Pocahontas counties. Routes 32 and 33 from Blackwater Falls to Seneca Rocks, along with the Greenbrier River Trail, offers motorists and … Read more
The Federal Aviation Administration has scrapped plans to gather an Environmental Impact Statement for a project at West Virginia International Yeager Airport. The research would have involved the proposed Airfield, Safety and Terminal Improvement Project. The airport got a $2.29 million grant from the FAA a year ago to go toward the third phase of … Read more
About 46% of gamers worldwide are female and one student at South Charleston High School is looking to increase that number with help from the school’s E-sports program. Mollee Derrick, a sophomore, said she was the only girl in the program last year, but this year it’s a different story. Eyewitness News said right now, … Read more
A woman has been arrested in connection with a shooting that injured one person in Kanawha County in August. Dominique Ely faces charges related to the incident on Aug. 22 at the Davidson Avenue and Church Drive intersection in Rand. Andre Jenkins had been shot in the arm and was taken to Charleston Area Medical … Read more