MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. A Masontown man is facing drug charges after a routine traffic stop with troopers from the West Virginia State Police. On Thursday, troopers stopped a car driven by Terry Sanders, 49, on Route 7 for not using a turn signal. Troopers said Sanders appeared nervous and sweating and refused to make eye…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Monongalia County magistrate has sentenced the former chief of police in Monongah to six months in jail after being convicted on a harassment charge. Gregory Knight, 57, of Core, was sentenced to six months in jail recently following his April 2 conviction. Knight was following a woman in Monongalia County. He…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Commissioners in Harrison County will consider a 15-year extension of the Charles Pointe Tax Incremental Tax District (TIF) this week. The Charles Pointe TIF District expires in 2035, and a measure passed during the 2023 regular legislative session allows a 15-year extension. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” Harrison County commissioner Patsy…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown man has been arrested after allegedly fleeing the scene of a fatal accident on Route 7 in Richard Friday. Troopers attempted stop Daniel Emerson, 28, and a female passenger for not wearing seatbelts just before 11 a.m. Friday. Emerson crossed the centerline and struck an ambulance killing a female passenger…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. –– Multiple departments responded to a small fire at Liberty High School Monday morning. Around 10:30 a.m. crews were performing maintenance on apiece of equipment at the back of the building that caught fire. Some smoke did enter the building, but firefighters were able to quickly ventilate the area. Firefighters from Clarksburg, Bridgeport…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. The West Virginia Medical Examiner is working to identify remains found in the Monongahela River by a fisherman Friday afternoon. Officials reported the body was so badly decomposed they were not able to confirm a gender or age. The Fairmont Fire Department, Marion County Rescue Squad and Fairmont Police Department responded to the…