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Two-year I-79 Wexford interchange project scheduled to begin

Work on a $46.5 million, two-year project to improve the Wexford interchange on Interstate 79 is scheduled to start Monday, ...

Deputies: Man killed in Interstate 79 crash believed to have fallen asleep while driving

The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office tells Eyewitness News one person was killed in a crash on I-79 on Monday morning.The northbound and southbound fast lanes r ...

I-79 south shut down in Lewis County

WESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — Traffic on Interstate 79 is being detoured in Lewis County due to a vehicle accident Wednesday ...

Erie man dies following Aug. 12 motorcycle accident on I- 79 off-ramp at West 26th Street

An Erie man has died following a motorcycle accident off Interstate 79 at West 26th Street Aug. 12. The man, identified by ...

1 transported after wreck shuts down I-79 South near US 50 overpass

News Monday evening that one person was transported from a wreck on Interstate 79 Monday night that shut down southbound ...
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Man dies in rollover crash on Interstate 79; driver ejected from truck

One man is dead following a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 79 near Charleston early on Aug. 4, 2025. A call came in to Metro ...

Five hurt in 3-vehicle crash that shut down part of West 26th Street in Erie, I-79 ramps

Five people were rushed to the hospital following a violent three-vehicle crash on West 26th Street in Erie near the ...

Driver fatigue cited as cause of fatal I-79 crash

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Investigators say a teenager from Ohio fell asleep while driving, leading to a crash on ...
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Short-term detour announced for I-79

Interstate 79 southbound in Cranberry Township will have a short-term detour in effect Friday night, Aug. 8, into Saturday ...