WHITE HALL, W.Va. — An ongoing fire in an abandoned coal mine in Marion County has forced some from their homes and is now threatening some businesses, according to a state lawmaker.
In May 2025, the state Department of Environmental Protection said it had been monitoring an underground fire in the White Hall area twice a week for about a year.
Guy Ward
Delegate Guy Ward, R-Marion, said the properties are located below the mine, and the DEP had vegetation removed in the summer of 2025 and

CROSS LANES, W.Va. — A man is behind bars and a woman is hospitalized after a Saturday afternoon head-on crash in Kanawha County.
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said that the collision occurred at around 2 p.m. on Nightingale Lane in Cross Lanes. According to deputies, Joshua McCallister drove his vehicle across a double yellow line, leading to the wreck.
McCallister was arrested and faces four charges: driving left of center, driving without insurance, driving without a motor vehicle

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Police arrested a man Friday night for reportedly driving a car into a utility pole and a home.
Police said the driver, whose name has not been released, was brought into custody for allegedly driving under the influence of a controlled substance. The white Kia Sorento knocked over the pole and crashed into a residence on Marion Street Friday.
There were no serious injuries in the crash, police said. The department reminded drivers to “please drive sober and if something

KINGWOOD, W.Va. — A multi-vehicle crash in Preston County sent one person to the hospital on Saturday morning.
The Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department said a motorcycle and another vehicle collided on Borgman Crossing Road and Company House Road at around 10:30 a.m. According to firefighters, a HealthNet helicopter flew the motorcylist to a hospital to receive treatment for a broken leg.
The name of the injured cyclist, along with the cause of the crash, were not released.
The post Kingwood crash

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The erosion of local news infrastructure across the country was the focus of two recent panel discussions at the West Virginia University Reed College of Creative Arts and Media.
Chris Stirewalt
“America’s Rural Future: What do we lose without local news?” included MetroNews “Talkline” host emeritus Hoppy Kercheval as the moderator for the first session, with Chris Stirewalt of the American Enterprise Institute moderating the second session, with panelists that included