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LOST CREEK, W.Va (WDTV) - The West Virginia Division of Highways has announced a new Harrison County bridge project in Harrison County. The project will take place on the Browns Creek bridge, which runs over Mount Clare Road about one mile north of the Lost Creek exit. The deck on...
Snow in the forecast means a bread and milk run, and West Virginians joke about it every time. If you live up a hollow road, the first snow comes with a whole routine. Here’s what West Virginians do when the first snow hits the hollow. 1. Checking WV511. Before...
An odd little train with a strange name once connected communities up and down the Muskingum Valley. The Doodlebug, as the odd little train was called, passed into history on July 18, 1953. Doodlebugs were gasoline or diesel-powered railcars that consisted of as few as one car. The one that...
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – West Virginia Drivers could potentially see a rise in gasoline taxes. As of 2026, West Virginia`s gas tax is 35.7 cents per gallon, but that is expected to rise next year, according to State Legislators. State Senator Brian Helton, said the tax is based on two fixed factors and one which […]
Charleston, Huntington and Beckley drivers should know why even salted highways can become dangerously icy.
BREWSTER, Ohio — Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have launched a strike today against the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, the union has announced. A short notice on the BLET website says union members walked out at noon ET today. A Teamsters Facebook post says 150 workers have “been forced to [...] Read More...
You can ride through West Virginia’s New River Gorge on an Amtrak train. Book in the wrong direction in winter, though, and the scenery will pass your window after dark. The Cardinal follows the river beneath forested slopes and past historic railroad towns. Its eastbound train reaches this stretch in the morning. The westbound service comes through in the evening.
Ramp Closure on County Route 1 (Boggs Run Road), Benwood, to Begin Tuesday, November 10, 20265. Marshall County, WV – A portion of County Route 1 (Boggs Run Road) southbound exit ramp will be closed Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., beginning Tuesday, November 10, 2026, through Friday, November 20, 2026, for milling and paving.
HARRISON COUNTY, W.Va (WDTV) - The West Virginia Division of Highways announced that the southbound Interstate 79 on-ramp at WV 58, will close at night for paving next week. The road closure will be on WV 58, on the Interstate 79 southbound on-ramp, at the 117 exit (Anmoore), from 6:00 P.M. Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, until 6:00 A.M. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026.
Road Closure on County Route 20, Sunny Lane, to Begin Thursday, November 12, 2026. Marshall County, WV – A portion of County Route 20, Sunny Lane, will be closed at milepost 0.20 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2026, for a culvert installation. Traffic signs will be used to maintain traffic. Local traffic, school buses, and emergency vehicles will be accommodated.
The problem envisioned in August came like a slowly approaching storm that could be seen, the thunder rumbling heard, but no solution preventing its onset possible. Jamie Kosick reported that the school system, after attrition, would for 2026 “run short of drivers” for school buses. In early October, Rosie Linton, a fifth grade student at Mountaineer Elementary School, shared that “in the past two weeks, so the last 10 days of school Mountaineer Elementary has had a bus issue five of those days. So whether a bus did not run at all during the day or it was able to run in the morning and not in the afternoon.”
A section of Route 997 (Cumberland Highway) in Greene Township will close while a contractor replaces the railroad crossing north of Chambersburg, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Weather permitting, the closure will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, and continue through 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16. The...
W.Va. (WTRF) – West Virginia ranks 10th in the nation for fatal road crashes during the month of Thanksgiving, recording 30 deaths over a five-year period, or 0.34 deaths per 100,000 residents, according to a new 50-state analysis by Grigor Law Injury and Car Accident Lawyers. Mississippi leads the nation at 0.45 per 100,000, just […]
Changes in the rules about how we approach and drive by traffic incidents have met some success in reducing the number of injuries and fatalities among crash scene responders. But there is still a danger to those whose job is to help. During this Crash Responder Safety Week, Mountain State...
FROM THE WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS, DISTRICT FOUR OFFICE. Triton Construction will be setting up a temporary single lane closure on the left most southbound lane on Interstate 79, at mile marker 142, Mehringer Bridge, from 6 p.m., Monday, November 2, 2026, to 6 a.m. Thursday, November 5, 2026, to remove sections of the parapet wall and begin existing bridge demolition.
WASHINGTON — Kanawha River Railroad has filed to keep leasing and operating 309.45 miles of Norfolk Southern in West Virginia and Ohio. The notice, in Finance Docket No. FD 36028 (Sub-No. 2), was published in the Federal Register on November 4. The Board has not set the day the exemption takes effect.
W.Va. (WTRF) – West Virginia ranks 10th in the nation for fatal road crashes during the month of Thanksgiving, recording 30 deaths over a five-year period, or 0.34 deaths per 100,000 residents, according to a new 50-state analysis by Grigor Law Injury and Car Accident Lawyers. Mississippi leads the...
West Virginia (WOAY) The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program is joining emergency response agencies across the state to recognize Crash Responder Safety Week, November 2-6. The week is designed to raise awareness about the dangers faced by first responders and roadside workers, including law enforcement, firefighters, EMS personnel,...
State officials are asking drivers to be aware of their role in keeping roadside responders safe. The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is joining the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and emergency response agencies across the state to observe Crash Responder Safety Week (CRSW) from Nov. 2–6, 2026.
There will be a traffic delay on County Route 48, Johnstown Road, from the junction of County Route 25, North Streetcar Way, to WV 20, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, November 2, 2026, to Friday, November 13, 2026, for ditching and shoulder work. Daytime operations only. One lane...
