CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Weather Service has placed parts of seven counties under a flash flood warning until 6:15 p.m. The warning includes Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, and Wayne Counties. The National Weather Service says radar has indicated that between two and three inches of rain have already fallen in parts of…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state’s largest airport is celebrating an $8.3 million dollar investment to support the growth of its general aviation. West Virginia International Yeager Airport hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on its General Aviation Apron Expansion Project Tuesday. The $8.3 million infrastructure investment allocated to the airport through state and federal funding grants will…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –HealthNet Aeromedical Services, the not-for-profit critical care transport system in West Virginia, is set to begin celebrating its 40th anniversary, one year early. The system, which is cooperatively owned and operated by Marshall Health Network, Vandalia Health and WVU Medicine, will be celebrating the four decades that they have been able to serve patients…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The USA Pro Road National Championships, that was held in downtown Charleston in May, continues to be a significant economic driver for the city. The City of Charleston, for the second time, became host to the cycling event from May 19th through Memorial Day on May 26th. Charleston Convention and Visitor’s Bureau CEO Tim…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Two Mexican citizens, Jesus Eduardo Villeda-Villegas, 30, and Brigido Cayetano-Galvez, 29, pleaded guilty and were sentenced Monday for immigration crimes. The two pleaded guilty to re-entry of a removed alien, which is a felony. They were sentenced to time served. Law enforcement encountered Villeda-Villegas and Cayetano-Galvez in late April. ICE agents confirmed…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A woman accused of threatening a man with a rifle in Upshur County has been taken into custody in Kanawha County. State Police say that Jocelyn Marie Krum, 28, of Cross Lanes has been charged with burglary, wanton endangerment with a firearm, wearing body armor in the commission of a felony and…
BELLE, W.Va. — A new facility in Kanawha County is expected to eventually produce clean energy of the future. State and local leaders took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for Clean-Seas Monday. Located at the former 84 Lumber building in Belle, the company says they are on track to becoming the United State’s first Plastic…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –In four days, downtown Charleston will be alive with festivities as the 2025 Charleston Sternwheel Regatta gets underway. The regatta kicks off Thursday, July 3, beginning at 10 a.m. with a one-hour sightseeing cruise and runs through Sunday, July 6 Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin appeared on 580 Live with Dave Allen Monday morning,…
Story by Katherine Skeldon CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia International Yeager Airport has a groundbreaking ceremony set for Tuesday on a project that officials say will enhance the airport’s general aviation area. Dominique Ranieri Groundbreaking for the General Aviation Apron Expansion project will start at 10:30 a.m. CRW Director and CEO Dominque Ranieri said the…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –The man wanted for a bank robbery in Kanawha City on Thursday has been arrested. Gary Lee Whitten, 60, was arrested Friday afternoon and is charged with first-degree robbery. Whitten had entered the United Bank along MacCorkle Avenue a little before 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Once he was inside, he went to a teller…