Good news for drivers in South Charleston —there’s been major progress on the Jefferson Road widening project. The West Virginia Department of Transportation says all the bridge lanes connecting Jefferson Road to U.S. 60 and Corridor G are now open. A newly widened five-lane stretch of Jefferson Road is also open to traffic. The work … Read more
West Virginia is the last place in the United States with greyhound racing. Now a disturbing training complaint has been filed against an owner with dozens of dogs running the state’s two tracks. GREY2K USA – an anti-dog racing nonprofit organization – has filed a complaint with state racing officials claiming an investigator has video … Read more
Several agencies responded to a Kanawha County structure fire early Monday morning. The blaze was reported about 3:30 a.m. along Little Sandy Road in Elkview, according to a Metro 911 alert. Crews told Eyewitness News the flames started in a shed and spread to a nearby home, damaging an attic. Firefighters from Pinch, Clendenin and … Read more
West Virginia leads the nation in alcohol-related boating accidents, according to a 2025 study using data from the Bureau of Transportation. The study, commissioned by Murphy and Prachthauser, shows 17% of boating accidents in West Virginia involve alcohol, the highest in the study. Kentucky is next at 16.98%. The study also ranks West Virginia as … Read more
The 2025 college football season is off to a great start for the West Virginia Mountaineers as they dominated the game over Robert Morris University with a score of 45-3. The win also marked the return of Rich Rodriguez, who coached the Mountaineers 18 seasons ago. The Mountaineers scored six touchdowns, five of them rushing, … Read more
Portions of the Exit 95 ramps at Kanawha City on Interstate 64 and the West Virginia Turnpike will be closed for construction starting Tuesday, according to officials. The construction is to lower the ramps, in an effort to create more clearance underneath the Chuck Yeager Memorial Bridge, according to a press release from the West … Read more
In a move to help West Virginians, the Public Service Commission announced Appalachian Power’s proposed rate hikes wouldn’t be as severe as it originally seemed. A press release from West Virginians for Energy Freedom announced the hike will only be about $76 million instead of the proposed $250 million. Energy Efficient West Virginia policy director … Read more
After more than a year of planning the City of St. Albans is rolling out its own private outdoor designated area more commonly known as a ‘PODA’, allowing people to purchase alcoholic beverages from participating businesses on Olde Main Street as well as enter other businesses who allow them. Vice Mayor of St. Albans Jared … Read more
The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum announced plans to expand “Courage in the Hollers: Mapping the Miners’ Struggle to Form a Union”, a public history project that commemorates American labor history. In 2022, they completed phase one of the project, with sites in Marmet and Clothier. In the next three years they have plans to … Read more
House bill 2499 was signed into law in April, and it requires teachers and school leaders to take a one-day training course ensuring they are aware of rules put in place to protect themselves and students in special education.This is being done so teachers can safely speak up for what their students need without fear … Read more