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

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

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) - A speed limit change and other safety enhancements were announced in the I-77 / I-64 split area in Charleston by the West Virginia Department of Transportation. According to a ... Read More

The West Virginia Department of Transportation installed new speed limits along the I-64 and I-77 interchange in Charleston, according to a Facebook post by the Charleston Police Department on Oct. 23 ... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

One person was taken to the hospital. Read More

Drivers headed east on Interstate 64 in Charleston, West Virginia should expect daytime closures on the Fort Hill Bridge over the Kanawha River on Nov. 11-13, 2025. Read More

Drivers headed east on Interstate 64 in Charleston, West Virginia should expect daytime closures on the Fort Hill Bridge over the Kanawha River on Nov. 11-13, 2025. Read More

Two lanes of I-64 are shut down in South Charleston after a crash Saturday afternoon. According to Metro 911, the crash was reported by the entrance to Montrose ... Read More

West Virginia State Police are searching for the driver of a tractor trailer accused of hitting and killing a man on the West Virgi ... Read More

A mobile home caused a traffic jam for some drivers on I-64 East Thursday. According to Cabell County dispatchers, the call came in around 11:50 a.m. that a ... Read More

The westbound center and fast lanes are closed on Interstate 64 across the Fort Hill Bridge in Charleston to repair a three-by-three-foot hole through the bridge deck, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. The ... Read More

Two westbound lanes of Interstate 64 are closed through Friday, July 11, 2025, for repairs on a large pothole on the Fort Hill Bridge in Charleston. One lane remains open, but traffic is moving slowly ... Read More

'?A pothole event'? on the Fort Hill Bridge is impacting the left lanes of Interstate 64 West, just beyond the Oakwood Road exit, the West Virginia Division of Highways reported Wednesday night. The ... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) - A morning accident has affected traffic on I-64 between the Cross Lanes and Nitro exits. According to officials on the scene, the accident occurred in the westbound lanes with ... Read More

An empty building frame that sits under Interstate 64 will be the home of the new farmers market in South Charleston. South Charleston Mayor Frank Mullens said, '?We are getting pretty close. We are ... Read More

South Charleston is located on the I-64 expressway at highway US-60, approximately two miles west of Charleston, West Virginia, and two miles east of Dunbar, West Virginia, and three miles east of ... Read More

Charleston, WV (February 15 ... and we hope for a full and speedy recovery. Highway crashes on I-64 and other major interstates in West Virginia often lead to severe injuries and significant traffic ... Read More

A two-vehicle crash with injuries occurred Wednesday morning on Greenbrier St at the southbound entrance to I-64, | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this accident ... Read More

Emergency crews responded to an injury crash at the Lee St exit on Interstate 64 East late Wednesday afternoon. The | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this ... Read More

A lockdown has been lifted at the West Virginia State University campus, almost three hours after police began searching for a suspect following a stolen-vehicle pursuit. Read More

Law enforcement officers are searching for a suspect that fled the scene of a crash following a vehicle pursuit in Kanawha County Tuesday evening.Officers were ... Read More

The westbound lanes of I-64 are closed near Cross Lanes due to a crash involving two tractor-trailers. According to Kanawha County 911 dispatchers, the crash ... Read More

KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) - A single-vehicle crash at the Institute exit ramp in the westbound lanes of I-64 has closed the ramp and two lanes. According to dispatchers, the slow and middle lanes at ... Read More

I-64 westbound is closed on the Dunbar-South Charleston bridge due to a crash involving a tractor-trailer. Kanawha County Metro 911 says the westbound lanes will be ... Read More

For the second time in less than a week, a wreck in the Interstate 64 work zone in Putnam County slowed traffic to a crawl. The latest wreck saw a box truck skidding on its side in the westbound lanes ... Read More