A new $8 million aerial tram could be ready for visitors to Hawks Nest State Park in Fayette County by the end of next summer. Brett McMillion Ground was broken on the project Friday in a ceremony attended by Gov. Jim Justice and others. The former tram had to be closed by the state in…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Weather Service has placed seven West Virginia counties under an excessive heat warning for Tuesday afternoon and evening while more than two dozen other counties are under a heat advisory. It will be very hot Tuesday. (NWS graphic) According to meteorologists, heat index values of more than 105 degrees are…
BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — An Ohio man is charged with DUI causing death after a deadly crash Thursday night in Barboursville that claimed the life of a Cabell County teenager. Barboursville police said Joshua Wilson, 23, of Middleport, Ohio, was driving under the influence when his vehicle hit a car being driven by Braxton McComas, 17,…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for nearly two dozen West Virginia counties until 7 p.m. Friday. The NWS issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Friday afternoon. (Graphic/NWS) The counties are located in central and southern West Virginia and include: Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer, Greenbrier,…
MOSSY, W.Va. — A Fayette County man faces numerous criminal charges after he allegedly robbed a gas station and then attacked his girlfriend for identifying him. Clinton Hall (WVRJA) Fayette County deputies said they’ve arrested Clinton Hall, 50, of Mossy. Hall is charged with armed robbery after allegedly holding up the Midway T&C gas station…
SIDNEY, NY — The National Transportation Safety Board has released initial information in connection with a Sunday plane crash in upstate New York that killed five members of a family including two young boys. The single-engine Piper was scheduled to make a refueling stop at West Virginia International Yeager Airport in Charleston Sunday afternoon but…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Higher Education Policy Commission has given its approval to a new five-year contract for West Virginia State University President Ericke Cage. Ericke Cage The HEPC met briefly over the phone Tuesday and approved the contract with no discussion. The West Virginia State University Board of Governors approved the contract at…
SIDNEY, NY — New York State Police say all 5 people in a small plane traveling from upstate New York to Georgia, with refueling scheduled at West Virginia International Yeager Airport, died in a Sunday afternoon crash. Police said the family had been in Cooperstown for a weekend baseball tournament and was on its way…
HARTS, W.Va. — State police troopers have made an arrest in connection with a Lincoln County death case. Tony Williamson, 35, was arrested in Parkersburg early Monday morning. He’s charged in the death of Marissa Brandjes. Brandjes’ body was found in a wooded area off of Taunton Drive near Hearts on June 24. An autopsy confirmed…
PEYTONA, W.Va. — A Boone County man drowned while fishing Saturday in the Big Coal River. State police troopers said Timmy Hager, 64, of Peytona, drowned after falling into the river while fishing near Peytona Costa Road. No foul play is suspected, according to troopers.