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Man killed after pickup enters I‑79 work zone south of Elkview exit
Kanawha County deputies say Thomas Edward Wines, 47, of Charleston, died after his pickup entered a work‑zone lane on Interstate 79 late Friday night and struck a parked dump truck. Wines was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene; his truck then d
Charleston Man Killed After Pickup Enters I‑79 Work Zone in Elkview
Just before midnight, a Chevrolet Silverado ran off I‑79 in Elkview, entered an active construction zone and collided with a parked dump truck. The Silverado’s driver, identified as Thomas Edward Wines, 47, of Charleston, was ejected and died at the
I-77 North reopens after evening crash near mile marker 96
Traffic on I-77 North was restored Sunday evening after a collision near mile marker 96 that briefly closed all northbound lanes. Dispatchers reported the call arrived just before 6:30 p.m.; deputies say a truck rear-ended a semi. Both drivers report
Single-vehicle crash sends car into creek on Coal River Road; one person declines transport
A vehicle left the roadway and entered a creek on Coal River Road near Funston Road in the West Side area of Kanawha County Sunday morning. The incident occurred just before 11:15 a.m.; emergency crews pulled the car from the creek and reopened the r
Two men wounded, one in custody after Quick Road shooting in Kanawha County
Kanawha County deputies are investigating a shooting that was reported around 5 p.m. Saturday in the Quick area on Quick Road. A 911 caller reported two men arguing and that one had been shot in the leg. Deputies later located a man with arm and ches
One killed after multi-vehicle crash on I-79 South in Elkview
A fatal crash late Friday night on I-79 South in Elkview left one person dead, Kanawha County deputies say. The collision happened about 11:40 p.m. near mile marker 9 when a Silverado struck a dump truck parked in a construction zone. The Silverado d
Crash on I-79 south in Kanawha County kills pickup driver
A late‑night crash on Interstate 79 south in Kanawha County left one driver dead after a pickup left the travel lane and struck a parked dump truck in a work zone. The collision occurred at 11:38 p.m.; the driver of the Chevy Silverado was ejected an
I-64 Eastbound Reopened After Late-Friday Multi-Vehicle Crash in South Charleston
Traffic on eastbound I-64 was restored late Friday after a multi-vehicle collision in a construction zone near the 55-mile marker. Dispatchers say the initial 911 call arrived just before 10:20 p.m.; responders reported four to five vehicles were bel