WQBE News

Expect lane closures on the South Side Bridge today through Tuesday. One Northbound lane will be closed so crews can install a work platform.

A Nitro woman is accused of stabbing a man after arguing about money she lost at the casino. When he tried to leave she stabbed him in the chest. The victim was able to get to his car and drive himself to the hospital. He’s expected to recover. Sixty-three-year-old Isaura Reyes is charged with malicious … Read more

The man accused in a west side murder, and a crime spree that included hitting an officer in the head with a flat iron, was released from the hospital and arraigned on multiple charges. Twenty-seven-year-old Joshua Drennen is charged in the murder of 77-year-old Barbara Steele, who was found dead in her Georgia Street home … Read more

The driver who died in a head-on collision with a school bus has been identified as an admissions counselor at a nearby university. David Shutts was pronounced dead on the scene of the crash Wednesday in Parkersburg. The Wood County Sheriff’s Office said it appeared his vehicle crossed the center line and collided with the … Read more

Hundreds of people have joined the cause to create a network of hiking trails around Hurricane City Park. WCHS TV reported the work is already well ahead of schedule. Trail use is for hikers, walkers, runners and mountain bikers and they’re going to build five miles within the first two years, and 26 miles within … Read more

Former Charleston Mayor Danny Jones held the official opening for his new restaurant Wednesday. The restaurant is called Danny’s BBQ Stand and it’s on Quarrier Street. Jones retired from public office last year after serving four terms as the city’s mayor. Jones also owned several restaurants in the past, including Number 8 Capitol Street and … Read more

Yeager Airport officials say its passenger numbers are rising. More than 31,500 passengers came through the Charleston airport last month, which is an increase of more than 2,000 from this time last year. The airport said there were more than 15,800 people who left from Yeager last month and more than 15,700 passengers flying into … Read more

Another hospital is closing its doors. Fairmont Regional Medical Center announced it will close in sixty-days, and could affect six-hundred jobs. Governor Justice will meet with hospital officials today to try and find a way forward.

Five fire departments were on the scene of a fire at an abandoned apartment building in Jefferson. The building on MacCorkle Avenue was destroyed in the blaze. No one was hurt. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The state Senate rejected a bill to cut state funding for greyhound racing. The bill would have ended 17-million-dollars in subsidies that benefit dog racing breeders and handlers. A WVU study found that greyhound racing generates 17-hundred jobs, and legislators say the Wheeling area can’t afford the job loss.