The I-79 Chaplin Hill Gateway Project is moving closer to construction as WVDOT accepts bids for the first phase, which will replace bridges over Chaplin Hill Road. Read More

The long-awaited overhaul of Interstate 79's Exit 155 in Monongalia County is one step closer to breaking ground. Read More

The West Virginia Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced it has officially opened bidding for the first phase of the Interstate 79 Chaplin Hill Gateway Project that will reconfigure Exit ... 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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MARION COUNTY, W.Va. - The medical examiner was called to the scene of a two vehicle crash on I-79 southbound Monday afternoon. The crash was reported at 1:15 at mile marker 139 and the road remained ... Read More

FAIRMONT, W.Va.(WBOY) - Interstate 79 is shut down in Marion County due to a vehicle accident. The southbound lanes on I-79 at mile marker 139 - East Fairmont / Pricketts Creek exit have been closed ... Read More

WVDOH accepted bids Feb. 10 and 12 for 24 construction projects, including repaving I-79 from Charleston to Big Chimney. The 2026 focus is maintaining existing infrastructure and improving interstates ... Read More

The work is being conducted to allow for sign installation and rehabilitation along the corridor. Officials noted that rolling roadblocks may be used at times to facilitate traffic control setup. Read More

STAR CITY, W.Va. - One person was killed in a Monday morning crash on I-79 in Monongalia County. Deputies report the crash between a tractor-trailer and a passenger car was reported at mile marker 155 ... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Wednesday for the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department was a busy one. There was a significant crash on I-79 northbound at the I-69 split during the morning commute, a ... Read More

A woman is accused of driving under the influence when her vehicle crashed into a Kanawha County deputy's cruiser last week on Interstate 79, deputies said.Holl ... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Doug Skaff Jr., a West Virginia newspaper executive and former Democratic legislative leader, died Tuesday following an accident on Interstate 79. He was 48. Read More

Newspaper executive and former West Virginia lawmaker Doug Skaff Jr. dies in highway accident at 48. June 13, 2025. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Doug Skaff Jr., a West Virginia newspaper executive and ... Read More

WESTON, W.Va. - An accident reconstruction team from the West Virginia State Police continues to work on finding all of the details of the fatal crash which claimed the life of Doug Skaff in Lewis ... Read More

Doug Skaff Jr., a former state delegate and the president of HD Media, which publishes the Charleston Gazette-Mail, died June 10, 2025, in a vehicle crash in Lewis County, West Virginia. He was 48. Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Division of Highways is conducting a bid letting for 30 projects on Tuesday. One of the 30 up for bid is a project to rebuild Interstate 79 '?from the ... Read More

All lanes of I-79 North are shut down near the West Virginia and Pennsylvania state line Tuesday morning due to a vehicle accident. Read More

The northbound lanes of Interstate 79 near the West Virginia / Pennsylvania line have been closed for several hours after a vehicle accident Tuesday morning. Read More

Three people, including two children, were taken to area hospitals after a car crashed into their bicycle Tuesday morning in Walkersville, authorities said. Two children, a 3-year-old and a 2-year-old ... Read More

A rollover crash on the southbound side of I-79 near Mile Marker 145 early Wednesday morning resulted in injuries | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this accident ... Read More

Dammed upstream at Sutton Lake, flooding on the Elk is rare. Clendenin is located on highway US-119 approximately 20 miles northeast of Charleston, West Virginia, 20 miles southwest of Clay, West ... Read More

West Virginia, after his car plunged off Interstate 68, officials announced on Sunday, Jan. 26. Kevin Lataille, 59, of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, had last been seen leaving work at an Eat'n Park in ... Read More

The Harrison County 911 log shows multiple vehicle accidents beginning at 7 a.m. on Webster Pike, Davisson Run Road, Old Davisson Run Road, 50 west in Clarksburg, Milford Street, Good Hope Pike, ... Read More

A man is facing charges after officers with the Bridgeport Police Department say he tried to direct interstate traffic using an illegally owned gun. Read More

SISSONVILLE, WV (WOWK) - It was a scary start to Christmas Eve for a driver involved in a rollover accident in Sissonville. The crash happened early Tuesday morning near the Certified Gas Station in ... Read More

Emergency responders were dispatched to a traffic accident with injuries on I-79 northbound at the Mink Shoals exit | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this ... Read More

including in north central West Virginia. A marker dedication was held on Wednesday at the Interstate 79 South rest area near Clarksburg as part of an initiative by America250 through the DAR that ... Read More

A semi-truck has rolled over on I-79 in Monongalia County, and hazmat units are on scene, according to Monongalia County 911 officials. Read More

(WBOY) - A stolen truck and trailer were involved in an overnight multivehicle accident on I-79 Southbound, resulting in the roadway ... and no suspects have been named at this time. The West Virginia ... Read More

A West Virginia Division of Highways tractor collided with a pick-up truck on I-79 in Harrison County Wednesday morning. Read More

QUIET DELL, W.Va. (WV News) - A West Virginia Division of Highways employee and a motorist were airlifted for hospital treatment after a pickup truck struck a DOH mower on Interstate 79 near the ... Read More

Both southbound lanes of traffic on Interstate 79 are closed following a vehicle accident in the area Tuesday evening. Read More

Both southbound lanes of traffic on Interstate 79 are closed following a vehicle accident in the area Tuesday evening. Read More

Three people were injured in a crash on I-79 near Amma in Roane County Thursday afternoon, with one of them flown to the hospital, according to dispatchers. Read More

A Pennsylvania man has been charged in connection with a deadly crash on Interstate 79 in West Virginia earlier this year.Thomas Horner III, 39, is charged with two counts of negligent homicide and ... Read More

A West Virginia mother is mourning the loss of her son, mom, and husband after a car crash on Monday afternoon. Read More

Four people were injured in a three-vehicle accident that closed down Interstate 79 northbound Wednesday morning. According to the Marion County Communications Center, a call of a three-vehicle ... Read More

Two people died and two others were injured in an accident around 7:19 a.m. Wednesday near the 149-mile marker of Interstate 79 between Exit 152 - Westover ['] ... Read More

The Monongalia County Sheriff's Department has confirmed two were killed in a Wednesday morning crash on I-79 northbound at mile marker 149. Authorities said the crash involved both the northbound and ... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Authorities are investigating a deadly wreck that took place Wednesday morning on Interstate 79 in Monongalia County. The multi-vehicle crash happended at around 7:30 in the ... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) - Two individuals died and another two were taken to the hospital following a vehicle accident on Interstate 79 in Monongalia County on Wednesday morning. Monongalia ... Read More

(WBOY) - The first widespread snow across north central West Virginia is expected to fall starting Monday ... Areas closer to and west of Interstate 79 might see snowflakes during the day on Monday ... Read More

Contractors for the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) used explosives to demolish the northbound span of the South Fairmont West Virginia Arch Bridge on ['] ... Read More

Interstate 68 westbound lanes backed up briefly on Monday morning following three vehicle accidents that occurred in a short time period near the I-68 and I-79 interchange. ['] ... Read More

Cleanup is expected to stretch into Friday evening after a tractor-trailer crashed on Interstate 79 in Kanawha County Friday afternoon. The truck skidded on its side between the Elkview and Clendenin ... Read More

A man was trapped in a tractor-trailer after it crashed in the southbound lanes of I-79 near the Elkview exit, according to dispatchers. The crash happened around ... Read More

Crews were dispatched to the three-car accident at around 5:20 p.m. near mile marker 135 of I-79 South, according to the Marion County 911 Center. 911 officials say at least two people have been taken ... Read More

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) - A 71-year-old Bridgeport man died in a single-vehicle wreck Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 79 in Marion County, State Police said Tuesday. Troopers identified the deceased ... Read More

Both Capito and Manchin are working to secure funds for Corridor H, a part of the Appalachian Development Highway System that would connect West Virginia's Interstate 79 to Interstate 81 in ... Read More

Two women were taken to the hospital early Monday morning after a crash on Interstate 79. A West Virginia state trooper at the scene said a car and a construction work truck were involved in the ... Read More