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Beams placed for I-79 interchange in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Crews are moving forward with work to build a bridge at the new interchange on Interstate 79, albeit on a day-by-day basis. The construction schedule announced earlier this month was scrapped last week, after it was discovered that the concrete beams weighed more than anticipated. Carrie Bly,[Read More…]
Rockslide blocks portion of U.S. 119 in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two house-sized boulders fell onto U.S. 119 Sunday about a half-mile off the Interstate 79 Mink Shoals exit. One portion of the rock landed off the side of the road and another was in the roadway. No injuries were reported. According to Metro 911, the slide occurred shortly[Read More…]
Beckley woman crowned “Crew Person of the Year”
BECKLEY, W.Va. — A local woman was crowned “No. 1 of a thousand” Thursday afternoon, but to her employers, she’s one in a million, they said. “Sonia Smith is the ‘Crew Person of the Year’ for the Pittsburgh region and she’s wonderful,” Harper Road McDonald’s owner Myra Harper said. “We’re so[Read More…]
Students from deaf, blind school sing at Capitol
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Students from the West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind made their annual visit to the Capitol to perform songs for the members of the House of Delegates. The children of all ages came to Charleston to spotlight their school, which began serving students in 1870…
Tree crashes through Kanawha County home
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Dinosaur exhibit attracts crowd in Huntington
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Dinosaurs were brought back to life in Huntington as kids of all ages had the chance to learn, touch and ride lifelike prehistoric animals during the Discover the Dinosaurs exhibit Saturday at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. The exhibit offered several activities including a Dino Dig, Dino[Read More…]
No lie — this Pinnochio made of snow
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West Virginians mark beginning of Lent
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Gee marks WVU’s 149th year with a few selfies
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — On Feb. 7, 1867, West Virginia University was founded as the Agricultural College of West Virginia, and earlier this week, on Feb. 7, 2016, WVU celebrated its 149th year. The University was founded by Abraham Lincoln when he signed the Morrill Act, which granted 30,000 acres of[Read More…]
