CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia International Yeager Airport in Charleston is among the 40 airports nationwide that will see a 10 percent reduction in scheduled flights during the government shutdown. The FAA will begin imposing the reduction for the 40 airports beginning Friday. “All of our direct destinations are on that list,” said CRW director…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A crash is causing delays on Interstate 64 westbound Thursday evening. The wreck was reported around 5:30 p.m. at the Montrose Drive exit. Traffic is currently being directed off the exit and emergency personnel advises drivers to avoid the area if they can. Police say a tractor trailer was involved and is leaking…
PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. — A former school bus driver in Putnam County was sentenced Thursday in connection with a crash with 28 students on board. Amy Allen was sentenced to three years of probation on a six-month suspended sentence. In September, Allen pleaded guilty to one count of reckless driving causing serious bodily injury. With…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – It’s a brand new day for the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center as city officials unveiled a $5.2 million renovation to the facility highlighted by all-new seats in the arena. For those involved in the process, the new seats represent more than just a place to sit for a show or game.…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The new trial for a Kanawha County man previously convicted of killing four of his family members will not proceed until next year. Gavin Smith, 21, appeared remotely before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Kenneth Ballard on Thursday for a pretrial hearing that ended with his trial rescheduled. Kanawha County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Adam…
FRAZIERS BOTTOM, W.Va. — One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 35 in Putnam County. The wreck occurred at around 9 a.m. Thursday a few miles from the Fraziers Bottom exit in the southbound lanes. Authorities said a passenger died when the vehicle they were in crashed into the back of a…
GALLIPOLIS FERRY, W.Va. — A Cabell County woman is charged in a deadly hit-and-run that took place earlier this week in Mason County. Marissa Russell State police have charged Marissa Russell, 30, of Milton with hit-and-run causing death. Troopers allege Russell was driving on Wood School Road in Gallipolis Ferry Tuesday evening at around 5:30 when…