CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The USA Cycling championships in Charleston are nearing their conclusion, and road races beginning Friday will bring additional road closures throughout the city.
“Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Kanawha Boulevard will be closed from Clendenin to Wertz Avenue, Clendenin Street to Wertz Avenue the Kanawha Boulevard will be shut down, the Southside bridge is shut down to motorists, you have to use Ferry Street for the Southside bridge exit, but the Southside bridge will be shut down,”

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two former Berkeley County tax department employees are alleged to have committed fraud that siphoned off more than $3 million dollars in a years-long scheme that targeted accounts of those under the conservatorship of the sheriff’s department.
U.S. Attorney Matt Harvey
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia Matt Harvey said at a Thursday afternoon news conference the federal indictment charges Barbara Gail Gooden, 60, and Lisa Lee French, 48, both of

An affiliate of the Omni Hotels & Resorts chain and the longtime banker for the owners of The Greenbrier continue to say claims filed on behalf of Senator Jim Justice and his family business should be knocked out of state court.
“Plaintiffs again face a debt they cannot pay. They again ask (yet another) court to buy their tale and save their bacon,” wrote lawyers for White Sulphur Springs Holdings, a corporate affiliate of Omni.
“Enough is enough. Plaintiffs’ decades-long manipulation of the

The West Virginia First Foundation, which was established to use drug lawsuit settlement money to try to alleviate problems related to addiction, reported having access to $378.5 million in financial resources and noted that more than $34 million in grants have been awarded since the organization’s start.
The West Virginia First Foundation met for a few minutes Thursday at Ascend West Virginia in Charleston. The meeting was also available for view through streaming.
Executive Director Jonathan

GRAFTON, W.Va. — The chief financial officer of Clarksburg-based WV News and her husband have been charged by Grafton police with a misdemeanor crime related to drugs.
Police said Crystal Eifert, 47, and her husband, Timothy Eifert, 54, both of Grafton, have both been charged with operating a drug house.
Police said they were alerted to the Eifert property by neighbors who reported a high volume of traffic at the residence on Yates Avenue.
Detectives conducted surveillance from March 1 to June

Senator Shelley Moore Capito is still assessing a memorandum of understanding signed by President Trump this week, saying it offers a potentially peaceful resolution to the conflict but with continuing uncertainties.
Congress should continue to have oversight of how the deal proceeds, Capito said during a call with West Virginia reporters.
Shelley Moore Capito
“Right now, I think we need more details, we need to fill in the blank and fuzzy areas that have been left unseen, and they may be still