Water pours over the Wells Dam near Elizebeth along the Little Kanawha River. Several dams along the river once allowed riverboats to navigate the lower portion of the waterway. (Photo by Art Smith) ...

It was also the most recent time the Ohio River froze over. Ice was packed 8 to 12 inches thick along the length of the city when hundreds flocked to the riverfront to attempt the journey across.

A truck makes its way across the Fifth Street Bridge in Parkersburg Tuesday over a frozen Little Kanawha River. Unusually cold weather has caused ice to form in area waterways. (Photo by Art Smith) ...

UPDATE: (5:43 P.M. Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024) – Authorities have pulled a work vehicle from the Kanawha River in Charleston and are now working to clear the scene. The investigation is still ...

It was also the most recent time the Ohio River froze over. Ice was packed 8 to 12 inches thick along the length of the city when hundreds flocked to the riverfront to attempt the journey across.

(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Water samples were collected along the Ohio River on Wednesday from Ravenswood to Parkersburg, West Virginia. Parkersburg is about 170 miles southwest of East Palestine.

Recovery efforts are underway in the Kanawha River after first responders said a woman stole an ambulance and drove it into the river. It happened about 1 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning in Charleston.

The 2021 cleanup saw 59 volunteers that helped remove 1.94 tons of litter and 301 tires from 5 sites along the Kanawha River.

Haddad Riverfront Park in downtown Charleston is located in the 600 block of Kanawha Boulevard, directly across from the Four Points by Sheraton hotel. To learn more about Live on the Levee, click ...

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection's Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan is sponsoring the 32nd annual Great Kanawha River Cleanup from 8 a.m. to noon on Sept. 10.