CHARLESTON, W.Va. –“Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving” is the message the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urges residents to remember as they plan to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. According to the NHTSA, between 2018 and 2022, 38% of the traffic fatalities that occurred during the holiday drunk drivers were involved. Sgt. and…
CROSS LANES, W.Va. –Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Cross Lanes. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office the crash happened at the intersection of Big Tyler Road and AJ Road. The extent of the injuries is unknown. Drivers are asked to avoid the area.
NITRO, W.Va. –Multiple crews responded to a brush fire in Nitro Friday afternoon. The fire was reported at around 1:20 p.m. near Greyhound Point at Lakeview Drive. The fire spanned three acres. Nitro spokesperson Joe Stevens was told by Nitro fire officials that a family was out riding there side-by-side and it caught fire. “Side-by-side overheated,…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Kanawha County Commission President Ben Salango says there waiting for funding from the federal government in order to move forward with the Capitol Sports Center. Salango appeared on 580 Live with Dave Allen Tuesday morning where he discussed the project. The center will be located where the old Macy’s building was in downtown Charleston.…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The Kanawha County Commission made the decision at their meeting on Thursday to not approve the funding requests for Camp Virgil Tate. The camp’s Treasurer Oscar Hutchinson wanted the board to approve the flat budget of $60,000 dollars for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, which is what they have approved for the past couple of…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The state of emergency for 14 counties has been extended. Governor Patrick Morrisey announced Friday evening that he was extending the State of Emergency for 30 days in Boone, Cabell, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mercer, McDowell, Mingo, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne, and Wyoming Counties. Governor Morrisey, under the state of emergency, will have…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A firefighter from Boone County has died in a Line of Duty Death after experiencing a medical event after responding to an emergency call this past weekend. Firefighter Steve Griffth, 66, experienced the medical event at the Danville Volunteer Fire Department firehouse on Sunday, March 2 around five. He had responded to an emergency…
MASON COUNTY, W.Va. –A Mason County man has pleaded guilty in the death of a woman in February 2024. According to a news release from the Mason County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Ryan K. Marshall, 40, of Point Pleasant pleaded guilty Thursday to murder in connection to the death of Sarah Smith, 54. He was arrested in…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –More than 2,400 Kanawha County residents are without power Wednesday evening. According to Appalachian Power website map, 1,360 customers dealing with outages are in the area along U.S. 119 from Trace Ford Road to Little Coal River Road. AEP estimates restoration for some customers to be 12:30 a.m. Thursday.
Leslie Watterson, (Photo: WCHS-TV) MASON COUNTY, W.Va. –Mason County school bus operator accused of driving while intoxicated has been indicted by a grand jury. Leslie M. Watterson, 54, was a substitute bus driver and was arrested in May 2024 after reports were made that she was driving in the wrong lane, making incorrect turns and falling…