A state-of-the-art sports complex is coming to the Ripley area. The Wolf Den Multi-sports Complex & Fitness Center is slated for the Academy Drive area of Ripley later this year, according to owners. The indoor sports complex will feature two full-size basketball courts with volleyball courts, a turf soccer field, batting cages, pickleball courts and … Read more
The Basketball Tournament will return to Charleston. Organizers released their 2025 bracket, and includes 64 teams from across the nation competing in eight different regions for a chance to win $1 million. TBT will be back in the capitol city for the first time since 2022 at the Coliseum on July 18. Fans will see … Read more
A new U.S. Customs and Border Protection training center has opened in West Virginia, signaling an expansion of immigration enforcement. The new facility in Harpers Ferry will be a national hub for officer training and development, training hundreds of new recruits each year. The center will also give advanced instruction to agents tasked with enforcing … Read more
Nearly 350,000 West Virginians are hitting the road for the 4th of July holiday travel period, according to AAA. Current gas prices are just above three dollars per gallon, with the national average around $3.22. The day following Independence Day, July 5, is expected to see some of the heaviest traffic, with July 3rd also … Read more
The National Suicide Prevention Hotline will no longer provide specialized services to LGBTQ+ youth as of July 17. Since 2022, an option to ‘press 3’ would connect a caller with an LGBTQ+ youth support specialist. The 988 hotline will drop that option. According to the Trevor Project, 40% of LGBTQ+ youth have considered suicide, and … Read more
Raising Cane’s is opening its first West Virginia location later this year. The chain known for its chicken fingers posted a job opening for a Morgantown location and announced the store would be opening in December. The job posting is for a full-time restaurant leader who will be responsible for people development, sales and profit … Read more
West Virginia State named a new head coach of the women’s basketball this week. Whitney Bays, an assistant coach at Memphis University since 2023. Bays has been an assistant coach at Gardner-Webb University. Before her successful collegiate coaching career, she was an assistant coach at Huntington High School for three years.She was twice-named a Gatorade … Read more
The Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority announced plans to adjust fares and shift some established routes in favor of microtransit. Although single-ride ticket costs will remain the same at $1.50. One-day passes will go up a dollar – from $2.50 to $3.50 – and monthly passes will decrease from $60 to $50. Eyewitness News said … Read more
Transportation officials announced a portion of Interstate 64 in Putnam County will be closed for road work again tonight. Lane closures are planned along the John Janey Memorial Bridge from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Thursday, according to a news release from the West Virginia Department of Transportation. The bridge is located between mile … Read more
Gas prices are up slightly across the country, by about eight cents over the past week, bringing the national average price to $3.22. In the Mountain State, gas is up seven cents from last week according to AAA, at $3.16. That’s still lower than a year ago by about twenty cents. The conflict in Iran … Read more