SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — CSX hopes to have its main track in South Charleston where a train derailed last Thursday reopened by Monday evening.
Seventeen cars on a grain train jumped the tracks along First Avenue at a little after 9:30 a.m. There’s no word on what caused the derailment.
A CSX spokesman says CSX crews had track number 2 through the area reopened by Friday evening and work was advancing Monday to get the main track reopened.
“Cleanup is ongoing and we anticipate wrapping the

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Democrats in the West Virginia House of Delegates continue to call for education reforms.
During a news conference Monday at the State Capitol, several House Democrats took the opportunity to respond to Sunday’s Joint Standing Committee on Education meeting that discussed the state’s school aid funding formula.
Democrats are advocating for Gov. Patrick Morrisey to convene the legislature for a special session in September to address issues in West Virginia education.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Patrick Morrisey has announced an allocation of $3 Million to the Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters. The money is aimed at helping rebuild bridges in McDowell County which were washed out by flooding years ago.
“Today I’m announcing a renewal of our partnership with VOAD. We’re announcing a three Million dollar grant from the Governor’s civil contingency fund to West Virginia VOAD. This money is going to be allocated in one-Million dollar tranches and it’s

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Weather Service has issued several watches and warnings to begin what’s expected to be an active weather week.
The National Weather Service posted an active weather map Monday. (NWS graphic)
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued from an area stretching roughly from Parkersburg through Clarksburg and north to Morgantown.
The NWS has placed 30 counties under a severe thunderstorm watch until 8 p.m. Monday. The counties stretched from Fayette to Harrison.
Most

SUTTON, W.Va. — Heavy traffic on Interstate 79 in the Braxton County area after a wide load truck took out power and phone lines at around 11:40 a.m. Monday.
Both northbound and southbound lanes reopened at around 1 p.m. but that was after traffic was detoured onto state Routes 4 and 5 for about two hours.
West Virginia 511 posted on X at about 1:15 p.m. “I-79 Lanes are open, both northbound and southbound expect delays due to heavy traffic in the area.”
The post I-79 slow-moving in Braxton

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown County man found guilty of murdering Kimberly Osbourne back in 2024 will serve the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Joseph Nevera
Joseph Nevera was sentenced in Monongalia County Circuit Court by Judge Cindy Scott on Monday less than six months after a jury found him guilty in of murdering Osborne, leaving her in a shallow grave and attempting to dispose of evidence of the crime. More than a dozen members of Osborne’s family,

DAVIS, W.Va. — A hiker is hospitalized after taking a spill at Blackwater Falls State Park.
Natural Resources Police say the victim fell about 20 feet over a cliff at the Pendleton Point overlook on Sunday afternoon. It’s unclear what caused him to lose his footing.
He suffered serious injuries, including a broken arm. Crews used a technical rope rescue to get him out of the area. He was flown to Morgantown’s Mon General Hospital for treatment and remains there today.
An investigation into the

VIENNA, W.Va. — An Ohio man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Wood County Sunday afternoon.
The Wood County Sheriff’s Office said Michael Todd Walker, 57, of Carrollton, Ohio, was the passenger in a car that wrecked not far from the Emerson Ave. exit near Parkersburg.
Deputies said the vehicle ran off the interstate heading north struck an median embakment and then rolled several times.
The driver of the car was injured but the injuries didn’t appear to be life-threatening.
The wreck