CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - New safety measures are now in place along portions of Interstates 64 and 77 through Charleston following two deadly crashes that claimed six lives earlier this year. The ... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) - Cryptids from throughout the Mountain State will be featured on a new license plate that was announced by the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles. According to a press ... Read More

West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles is releasing a new license plate, which is available Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. Read More

The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles unveiled a new cryptids themed license plate in a news release Oct. 29, 2026. It was designed by local artists Jesse Corlis and features nine different ... Read More

The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles is unveiling a spooktacular new license plate, available for sale beginning Monday, November 2. Read More

West Virginia lowered the speed limit on the I-64 / I-77 interchange in Charleston from 60 to 50 mph after a series of crashes, including fatal wrecks in which vehicles went over the barrier. The state ... Read More

The Charleston Police Department (CPD) is advising drivers through the "Divide" area of the city of a speed reduction. W.Va. Latest News: ... Read More

Multiple lane and ramp closures on Interstate 64 and Interstate 77 are scheduled to begin Friday evening in Charleston.The alternating lane closures will affect ... Read More

The speed limit through Charleston's I-64 / I-77 interchange has been reduced from 60 mph to 50 mph as state officials face renewed calls to improve safety along the ... Read More

BRAXTON COUNTY, WV (WVNS) - A hunting accident in the Mountain State led to a man being arrested and charged. According to a press release from the West Virginia State Police, 64-year-old Arthur Allen ... Read More

Traffic on Interstate 79 North remains at a standstill in Monongalia County following a vehicle accident Tuesday morning. Read More

The identities of the victims in the fatal accident near the I-64 / I-77 interchange on Thursday, October 15, 2026 were released by the Charleston Police Department. Read More

A big crash on I-81 southbound near Exit 16 in Berkeley County, West Virginia, blocked traffic on Wednesday evening, October 7, 2026. It happened close to ... Read More

Overnight lane closures have been planned for Interstate 64 West along the Fort Hill Bridge, transportation officials said. Read More

It is set for overnight Thursday, Sept. 24. Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia State Police on Tuesday evening identified a man who died Tuesday morning as a result of an industrial accident in a work zone on an ... Read More

Emergency crews are responding to a crash involving an overturned truck on Interstate 77 in Beckley. The crash was reported ... Read More

Wood County, W.Va. (WTAP) - There will be lane closures on Interstate 77 and WV 14, underneath the Williamstown Interchange Bridge, northbound and southbound for bridge inspection. The inspection will ... Read More

A single-vehicle accident reported near the Interstate 79 / Interstate 68 split in Monongalia County prompted the need for an extraction from first responders. Officials with MECCA 911 confirmed that ... Read More

WSAZ has reported on four crashes at the I64 / I-77 split in the past three months. Read More

A semitruck has fallen off Interstate 64 / 77 in downtown Charleston, coming to rest in the 600 block of Summers Street. The incident occurred at about 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, according to Metro 911 ... Read More

The east- and southbound lanes of Interstate 64 / 77, respectively, are closed after a semitruck fell off the roadway in downtown Charleston early Wednesday morning, coming to rest in the 600 block of ... Read More

Lane closures will affect Interstate 79 between Big Chimney and Elkview on Aug. 17 and 18, 2026, the West Virginia Department of Transportation announced in a news release Aug. 14. Lanes will be ... Read More

A traffic accident has affected travel near Apple Harvest Drive and Interstate 81 in Berkeley County, West Virginia, with one lane of the I-81 southbound ... Read More

A single-vehicle crash involving a jackknifed semi-truck hauling maple syrup has closed Interstate 79 Northbound in Harrison County on Tuesday afternoon, according to 911 officials. Read More

A van caught fire on I-64 in Chesapeake Saturday morning, causing traffic delays but no injuries. The Chesapeake Fire Department said crews were called around 7:08 a.m. to Interstate 64 near Exit 289A ... Read More

A portion of Interstate 79 has closed in Lewis County, West Virginia, emergency personnel said.Heavy rains accompanied the mudslide, closing the interstate in Transportation officials expect an influx ... Read More

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Frustration, concern and anger were at the forefront of conversation on Tuesday as drivers expressed their concerns about repairs being made to a massive hole on Interstate ... Read More

Rescue dog Hennessy was reunited with her family a week after her owner's death. Here's how she made it back home to Iowa after a fatal West Virginia crash. (ARLM) ... Read More

Hennessey was reunited with her family Monday, one week after the June 23 crash. She was riding in the cab of the tractor-trailer with her owner, Jeffrey Simons, 62, of Wellsburg, Iowa, when he lost ... Read More

Editor's Note: This story has been updated with the latest information. SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - One fatality was confirmed after a tractor-trailer and car crashed on I-64 near South ... Read More

Editor's Note: This story has been updated with the latest information. SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - One fatality was confirmed after a tractor-trailer and car crashed on I-64 near South ... Read More

A dog named Hennessy survived the crash that killed her owner in West Virginia. An animal shelter asked the internet for help finding her next of kin. Read More

The victim has been identified, and a dog was rescued from a fatal semitruck crash involving two passenger vehicles that shut down westbound traffic for nine hours on Interstate 64 westbound in the ... Read More

One person is dead in a semi-truck crash involving at least one vehicle that has shut down westbound traffic on Interstate 64 west on June 23, 2026. Westbound traffic is being diverted off Interstate ... Read More

Editor's Note: This story has been updated with the latest information. SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - One fatality was confirmed after a tractor-trailer and car crashed on I-64 near South ... Read More

Editor's Note: This story has been updated with the latest information. SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - One fatality was confirmed after a tractor-trailer and car crashed on I-64 near South ... Read More

The crash happened near mile marker 176 on I-77 southbound. Read More

It happened on the northbound / westbound side of the interstate near the Greenbrier Street exit, just before the I-64 / 77 split in Charleston. Read More

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) - A man was arrested Sunday after a vehicle pursuit that began in Marmet and ended on Interstate 77, according to the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office. Deputies attempted ... Read More

A 4-vehicle accident has shut down the I-79 Southbound lane near the Goshen Road Exit in Monongalia County, according to 911 officials. Read More

We have a traffic alert for drivers who travel the interstate system through Charleston at the Interstate 77 / Interstate 79 split. Read More

A person was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 64, dispatchers said. Read More

A tanker has rolled over on Interstate 64 East in Kanawha County.The crash was reported at mile marker 48 near Institute shortly after noon on Wednesday, accor ... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) - The West Virginia Governor's Highway Safety Program (GHSP) has announced that 2024 proved to be a remarkable year for the Mountain State. According to a press release, total ... Read More

WCHS ABC 8 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Charleston and nearby towns and ... Read More

A Belington man was arrested after state police said he fled from a traffic stop, threatened an EMT and tried to grab a trooper's firearm. Read More

A toll booth worker was hospitalized after a tractor trailer collided with a toll booth on Saturday, troopers said. Read More

One person has been reported injured after a vehicle accident shuts down the northbound lanes of I-79 in Harrison County on Friday. Read More

Youth aging out of foster care in West Virginia need help with obtaining housing and a vehicle, learning life skills and accessing mental healthcare, according to a new survey of services. The ... Read More

West Virginia's Governor's Highway Safety Program is marking National EMS Week, May 17-23, with the theme "Improving Outcomes, Together," spotlighting EMS as the "Fifth E" of highway safety. Read More

It has been confirmed that the two people who died in the Thursday morning accident were students at Princeton Senior High School. Read More

UPDATE: Thursday, May 14, 2026 @ 1 PM | PRINCETON, WV (WVNS) - It was confirmed to 59News that the two people who died in the Thursday morning accident were students at Princeton Senior High School. Read More

Two Princeton High School students died in a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning in Princeton. The crash occurred on Courthouse Road / Route 19 at around 7:35 a.m. and involved a Bluefield Area Transit ... Read More

Pothole patching to affect travel on I-64 West in Kanawha County on Thursday Pothole patching will close a portion of Interstate 64 in Kanawha County on Thursday, transportation officials said.The ... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The West Virginia Division of Highways has awarded 18 construction contracts, including eight bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects, as part of ongoing efforts to improve ... Read More

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - If you travel on Interstate 79 near Charleston, prepare for a new road work project soon. The West Virginia Department of Transportation said work begins Monday, May 4, ... Read More

Crews in Kanawha County are responding to a motorcycle crash on I-64 in Charleston. According to Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers, the crash happened just ... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (WTRF) - A Maryland man has pleaded guilty in a drug trafficking case involving multiple states, according to federal prosecutors. Malachi Brian Maurice Younger, 23, of Hagerstown, ... Read More

There is an alert for drivers. Bridge work is being done on the Bluestone Bridge near the new travel plaza on Interstate 77 Northbound in Mercer County. The left lane of ... Read More

One person has died after a motorcycle crash in Logan County. Read More

A vehicle struck a gas pump and caught fire at the Route 44 Service Center in Logan County, destroying three other vehicles and sending one person to the hospital. Read More

A new traffic pattern on I-64 in Norfolk may cause delays for drivers, though transportation officials say options are available to help motorists avoid congestion. Read More

A Steubenville man is recovering after a shooting that drew police to the city's 100 block of Hollywood Boulevard.Around 6 p.m. Tuesday, officers received repor DeWitt defeats Stephens in battle for ... Read More

A woman and two young children were killed Monday in a crash on state Route 32 in Pike County, Ohio. State officials in West Virginia released new information on Monday about the future of the ... Read More

Drivers in Cabell County are being urged to find alternate routes after two separate accidents shut down westbound traffic on Interstate 64 Thursday.The first c ... Read More

One person was taken to the hospital. Read More

Traffic has stalled along Interstate 64 West in Kanawha County due to a vehicle fire, emergency dispatchers said.The middle and slow lanes of the interstate sh ... Read More

There will be a new traffic pattern on I-64 Sandstone Bridge to kickoff April. According to a press release from the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT), ... Read More

A vehicle crash on I-64 West near the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel has closed all lanes Sunday afternoon, causing traffic backups of approximately 3.5 miles. Read More

West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) is starting a resurfacing project on U.S. 19 in Fayette County. According to an email from WVDOH, the resurfacing ... Read More

WVDOH says a new traffic pattern starts April 1 at Sandstone Bridge in Summers County with the eastbound Exit 139 ramp closed through late October. Read More

SUMMERS COUNTY, WV (WVNS) - The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) announced that a new traffic pattern will begin in Summers County as work occurs due to a bridge project. According to a ... Read More

A juvenile is dead following a vehicle accident early Wednesday morning in Clarksburg. Read More

According to the Monongalia County Sheriff's Office, the accident occurred at around 4:30 a.m. on I-79 southbound at mile marker 143. Read More

On Thursday morning, the Harrison County Sheriff's Office arrested two Maryland men following a traffic stop on I-79. Read More

MASON COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) - Emergency Management Director Jeremy Bryant confirmed that one-lane of traffic has reopened along Rt. 62, Charleston Road, in the area of dead man's curve in Mason County. Read More

A 16-year-old Elkins High School student died Friday evening after an ATV crash on Isner Creek Road, West Virginia State Police said. Read More

A fleeing suspect struck spike strips before crashing into another vehicle, killing a woman on I-64 in West Virginia ... Read More

West Virginia authorities have not alleged any criminal wrongdoing against the driver blamed for the crash that badly injured Indiana Congressman Jim Baird ... Read More

PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - More details have been released about a deadly crash that claimed a woman's life Thursday afternoon on Interstate 64 East in Putnam County and ended with a man's arrest. Read More

A portion of Interstate 64 in Hurricane has closed following a crash, deputies said.The wreck occurred in the eastbound lanes in Hurricane, according to a socia ... Read More

The crash happened at mile marker 34.5. in Putnam County. Read More

A hillside slip has traffic being rerouted on 265 River Road in the North Wheeling area. Officials said the slide moved onto the roadway and traffic is being ... Read More

MERCER COUNTY, WV (WVNS) - Multiple agencies responded to a reported two-car accident that partially closed I-77 Southbound in Mercer County. According to Mercer County Dispatch, a two-car accident ... Read More

The largest highway construction project in Virginia's history is expected to be substantially complete by February 2027. The $3.9 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion will widen the ... Read More

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) - A Chicago man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for running a fentanyl distribution operation that brought drugs to Hancock County. Past Coverage on this case: ... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - Engineers have closed a bridge in order to conduct a bridge inspection. This closure will cause traffic to detour until work has been completed. According to the West ... Read More

Marion County Rescue Squad officials said on Facebook that the interstate is expected to be closed for an extended time and are asking drivers to avoid the area. Read More