A federal investigator probing a powerful explosion and fire Tuesday that charred Interstate 77 in West Virginia said Friday that a ruptured natural gas pipe had areas consistent with external corrosion. National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt said the …
A West Virginia volunteer fire department is getting more than $459,000 in federal support. U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito says the Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department is getting the funding through the Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response grant …
Contractors worked through the night to remove and replace an 800-foot swath of Interstate 77 that turned from asphalt to cinder in a massive natural gas line explosion that also flattened four homes and damaged five more but caused no …
West Virginia’s efforts to improve highway safety are getting help from the federal government. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded more than $859,000 to the Governor’s Highway Safety Office. The grant will be used to improve driver behavior …
Federal prosecutors investigating the West Virginia mine explosion that killed 29 men widened their net Wednesday, filing criminal charges against a longtime Massey Energy executive who worked closely with former CEO Don Blankenship – a move signaling where their sights …
The grandstands at Parkersburg High School’s Stadium Field are closed because of safety concerns. West Virginia media outlets report that an engineering inspection last month found cracking in the aging grandstands’ concrete. The report urges the school district to further …
West Virginia state officials are urging motorists to use caution in work zones after two Division of Highways workers were hit by vehicles. Department of Transportation spokeswoman Carrie Bly tells the Charleston Daily Mail that both workers were hit while …
The West Virginia towns of Montgomery and Boomer are providing fire protection for Smithers after the town’s volunteer fire department was shut down. WSAZ-TV reports that the Smithers Volunteer Fire Department fell behind in its insurance payments and was closed …
They might have red eyes and constricted pupils. They might be nodding off at their desk, if they show up at all. They might not be as certain as they should with a heavy piece of machinery, or maybe have …
The state superintendent of schools says West Virginians continue to endanger children by illegally passing stopped school buses. State troopers boarded school buses on select routes in nine counties during the week ending Oct. 26, the second such ride-along in …