WQBE News

One person died in an ATV crash in Putnam County. It happened on Turkey Creek Road in Hurricane. The victim died at the scene.

Police are looking for two men who escaped from home confinement in Greenbrier County. Thirty-three-year-old Brandon Keeney was last seen in Frankford, and thirty-three-year-old Kip Sears walked away from his home in Lewisburg.

There was a power outage at a precinct in Sissonville, but backup generators provided power, and voting wasn’t interrupted.

Governor Jim Justice won reelection, defeating Democrat Ben Salango. President Trump easily won West Virginia, taking the states five electoral votes. Millions of votes are still being counted across the country, and there is no clear winner. President Trump is claiming victory, and he is vowing to go to the Supreme Court. Shelley Moore Capito … Read more

A West Virginia town devastated by a freak flood four years ago will get $500,000 to continue its rebuilding. The grant for Rainelle in Greenbrier County will be used to design and construct sidewalks on Main Street. The town of about 1,500 people was one of the hardest hit during floods in June 2016 that … Read more

Gov. Jim Justice won re-election in West Virginia. The Republican incumbent was in a battle with Democratic challenger Ben Salango. President Donald Trump eased to victory in West Virginia to take its five electoral votes. The state also backed him in 2016 with 68% of the vote. The last Democrat to win a presidential race … Read more

There is a brand new COVID-19 testing option that is now available in the Charleston area. COVflu-19 is Mako Medical Laboratories’ latest test. It has the ability to detect three viral infections from one swab, according to Mako Medical Executive Director of West Virginia Ryan Nibert. It detects Influenza A and B and COVID-19. The … Read more

For Secretary of State, Incumbent Republican Mac Warner has been declared the winner over Democrat Natalie Tennant. In the Attorney General’s race, Incumbent Republican Patrick Morrisey defeated Democrat Sam Brown Petsonk. For the West Virginia House of Delegates, Republicans Alex Mooney, Carol Miller, and David McKinley won seats. Mike Rutherford has been elected for his … Read more

SOAR is a Charleston group distributing needles during street outreach events, and they were front and center at Monday night’s city council meeting to speak about the benefits of the program. SOAR has been handing out clean needles twice a month to people across the city. Charleston police launched a criminal investigation into the needle … Read more

The City of Charleston is offering free parking for the holiday season. “Citizen Appreciation Parking” will be available at metered on-street parking spaces every Saturday between November 14th and January 2nd.