CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The West Virginia Division of Highways Tuesday awarded Triton Construction the contract for the first of several projects to extend Corridor H from Wardensvile to the Virginia state line.
The full contract was for $85,425,000. This is for them to build an approximately 3.74 mile section of Corridor H from the Trout Run Cutoff Road to Waites Run Road.
In the contract it includes grading and drainage work, the construction of the twin bridges at Trout Run, and paving for

SUMMERS COUNTY, W.Va. –The body of swimmer who disappeared Sunday in the New River in Summers County was recovered Tuesday morning.
According to the Summers County 911, a swimmer had gone underwater near Brooks Falls just before 5 p.m., which prompted a massive search and rescue operation that involved several agencies.
After the reports of the disappearance, a search was conducted using boats, drones, and search and rescue personnel around the last known contact point.
Crews returned Tuesday

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Governor Patrick Morrisey has appointed a new member of the state House of Delegates.
Shane Thomas Stack, of Triadelphia, was appointed Tuesday to represent District 4. Stack replaces former Delegate Bill Flanigan who resigned to join the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia following his election to the Division 2 seat.
“Shane Stack is an outstanding choice to represent the families and communities of the fourth district,” Morrisey said in a release. “With his deep roots

CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. –A man is facing charges after he allegedly attempted to abduct a boy from a neighborhood in the Huntington area.
James Waller (Photo: WVDCR)
James Waller., 33. was arrested Tuesday and now faces attempted abduction and kidnapping charges. According to the Cabell County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred around 10 a.m. Tuesday along Blue Bell Lane.
Police said that a woman had called 911 and said an unknown man had attempted to kidnap her grandson. The woman said the

ELKVIEW, W.Va. — The West Virginia Association of School Administrators has rolled out the new “I Love WV Public Schools” campaign.
Will Hosaflook
Campaign supporters said it will highlight the benefits of public schools and point out some of the disparities created by private, charter, and non-public institutions that take advantage of the Hope Scholarship.
A kick-off news conference was held Tuesday at Herbert Hoover High School.
West Virginia Association of School Administrators President

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Wood County man charged with the 2022 disappearance and murder of Gretchen Fleming has new attorneys.
Preston Pierce, 58, was arrested in May in Buncombe County, N.C. He was indicted by a Wood County Grand Jury on charges of first-degree murder, felony murder, concealment of a human body, and kidnapping.
Gretchen Fleming, 28, of Vienna, was last seen Dec. 4, 2022.
Fleming disappeared in 2022. She was last seen leaving My Way Lounge & Restaurant in downtown

Any legislative action on the question of church dissolutions would have to be carefully balanced, the House Judiciary chairman said.
“You’ll see very quickly how legally complex this becomes, because neither the Legislature nor the courts really have the authority under our Constitution to direct how churches conduct their business,” House Judiciary Chairman J.B. Akers, R-Kanawha, said on MetroNews Talkline.
“Gotta be very careful with that, and that cuts both ways.”
The church dissolution