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CLAY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The random spinning region wheel landed on Clay County for this week’s edition of Backroads and Backstories. The county is home to an attraction that offers a unique way of taking in peak fall colors. Rail Explorers has divisions in six states. Their Elk River...
PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The Putnam Business Park Drive exit on U.S. 35 will be closed starting tomorrow, according to the West Virginia Department of Transportation. WVDOT says the exit will be closed from 8 a.m. Friday through 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9. The closure is to allow for...
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — A man from Fayette County was sentenced for a federal gun crime. According to a press release from the United States Department of Justice, on Thursday, November 5, 2026, 45-year-old Eddie Daivon Morgan, of Mount Hope, was sentenced to ten years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, […]
Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Nov. 8, 1936: It’s Wheeling Steel, a half-hour musical variety radio program, debuted over WWVA in Wheeling. The program was an instant success with local audiences and later became a nationwide sensation.
ROANE COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) — When casualty notification officers knocked on Vicki Ashley-Matics front door around two o’clock one January morning, she said she already sensed why they were there. “I started getting some real heavy pains, and I don’t know how to explain it, but it was a pain a mother feels,” said Ashley-Matics, […]
LEWISBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Labor and delivery services are expected to return to Greenbrier Valley Medical Center following a new partnership between Vandalia Health and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM). Governor Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday that the two healthcare institutions have signed a Letter of Intent to establish an agreement that would […]
WIRT COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Voters in Wirt County rejected a tax measure to help fund Wirt County Schools, according to unofficial returns Tuesday night. The measure failed by a 1,378-to-488 vote. If it would have been approved, the levy would have allowed Wirt County Schools to issue bonds...
Plateau District; 4.28-acre surface tract on Meadow Fork School Road. Plateau District; Lot 5, Section 2, Edgewood Hills, containing approximately 0.22 acre. Cindy K. Hannah and Justin Wood → Susan Hofstetter. Oak Hill; Lots 19 and 20 on Highland Avenue and Rosemont Avenue, and part of Lot 7, Woods.
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Democrats made significant gains in the West Virginia Legislature during Tuesday’s general election, flipping several Republican-held seats in both the House of Delegates and State Senate, although Republicans will still maintain a supermajority in both chambers. According to unofficial election results, Democrats increased their representation in the 100-member House of Delegates […]
CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) – The President of the West Virginia Board of Medicine, Dr. Kishore K. Challa, was honored for his lifetime achievement in the field of cardiology. According to a Facebook post, the West Virginia Chapter of the American College of Cardiology bestowed the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Challa. WVU Cardiology Chair […]
CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — U.S. Postal Service office locations will be closed in observance of Veterans Day. According to a press release, on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, all USPS post office locations will be closed for Veterans Day, and retail services and regular mail delivery will continue on Thursday, November 12, 2026. The release stated […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey announced a lawsuit against a social media company for its alleged role in harming West Virginia kids, including two West Virginia children who died after being sextorted on the platform. McCuskey filed suit in Kanawha County Circuit Court Thursday against...
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority plans to establish permanent stations in South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar and Marmet, where ambulance crews currently operate under leases, KCEAA Executive Director Lance Wheeler said. Wheeler said the four communities have leases instead of permanent stations. The authority...
The IRS says individuals and businesses in Fayette, Harrison and Kanawha counties in West Virginia have until Feb. 4, 2027 to file and pay many federal taxes after severe storms and flooding that began Aug. 14, 2026. The relief, announced Oct. 14 as release WV-2026-02, follows a disaster declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency... The post The IRS gives storm and flood victims in Fayette, Harrison and Kanawha counties in West Virginia until Feb. 4, 2027 to file and pay many federal taxes appeared first on The Financial Wire .
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) – Representatives with FEMA opened the doors to a new Disaster Recovery Center at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building in Fayetteville. Locals have been encouraged to stop by to speak with FEMA and Small Business Administration staff members about how to get information and potentially receive assistance for disaster-related costs. SBA […]
Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin has won reelection for a third term.
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – Election results came in Tuesday night, and there were many firsts, historic victories and surprising losses. And in South Charleston, it was no different. Kathleen Walker has served on the South Charleston City Council for Ward 3 since 2015, and after Tuesday’s election, she will be seeing a familiar face […]
Upshur County residents made their voices heard at the polls Tuesday.
PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Neighbors along Seville Drive in Putnam County describe their daily drive as two things: a roller coaster ride and a cloud of dust. Now, residents say constant heavy truck traffic connected to a nearby hospital expansion is damaging their vehicles and creating hazardous conditions outside their front doors.
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) – Cy Persinger has won the race for House of Delegates District 51. According to the Associated Press, Persinger defeated Democrat Colby Lopez in the general election by nine hundred votes. Persinger is a lifelong Fayette County resident and works as a business analyst at Rainelle...
