CHELYAN, W.Va. — Southbound traffic stalled on the West Virginia Turnpike Thursday morning in Kanawha County when a tractor-trailer caught on fire near the Chelyan toll plaza. The fire was reported at before 10 a.m. and southbound quickly backed up for a few miles close to the Marmet exit. Southbound traffic was moving again by…
Story by Daniel Woods CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Renovations to the terminal at Yeager International Airport are poised to move forward after the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority’s board voted to award a $5.5 million construction contract to Grae-Con Construction, Inc. Paige Withrow At its meeting Wednesday, the board accepted Grae-Con’s bid for the project that…
WINFIELD, W.Va. –Several major housing projects are currently underway in Winfield. Winfield’s Mayor Randy Barrett discussed the ongoing housing projects on 580 Live with Dave Allen Wednesday morning. Barrett said that one developer is currently building 61 three-bedroom, 1,400-square-foot duplexes across from Winfield’s Dairy Freeze. He said that they have the foundation poured and are putting…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Several people were injured in a five-car pileup in South Charleston Wednesday evening. The incident was reported around 7:15 p.m. South Charleston Fire Department said it started out as a rear-end collision but then resulted in a chain reaction which caused the pileup. Seven people were taken to the hospital, with one…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Charleston Fire Department are on the scene of a structure fire Wednesday evening. The fire was reported a little after 7 p.m. at the 300 block of Berkeley St., on the corner of Ohio Street and about a block away from Kanawha Boulevard. No reports of any injuries.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Two bridges in downtown Charleston were among 12 construction projects awarded recently by the West Virginia Division of Highways. The DOH awarded a contract for $3,679,110.50 to Freyssinet Inc, to rehabilitate the bridges that go over the Elk River, Quarrier Street and Virginia Street. The funding for the project was made possible by the…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –Kanawha County Schools Superintendent Dr. Paula Potter says she is proud of the collaboration that has helped reduce chronic absenteeism across the district. The Kanawha County board of education received an update on the district’s chronic absenteeism rate during its meeting last Thursday. Director of Attendance and Social Services Kim Legg told board…
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — Students at West Virginia State University can now receive a bachelor’s degree in the field of cybersecurity. The university was officially approved to offer cybersecurity as a major last week. Previously, students at WVSU could only minor in cybersecurity. WVSU Cybersecurity Center Director Dr. Ali Al-Sinayyid says students will be taught about…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –Arclin, a chemical plant in Belle, hosted one of its two open houses on Friday evening. The open houses aim to ensure that residents understand the importance of emergency preparedness. The first was held at the Marmet Recreation Center. Arclin organized the open houses in response to a small ammonia storage tank leak…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Manna Meal, a Charleston-based soup kitchen that has been in operation for close to 50 years, is calling on the community to help them sustain services for the future. Manna Meal serves hundreds of meals per day in West Virginia’s Capitol City every day of the year, including holidays. The nonprofit put…