MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Morgantown Utility Board (MUB)has announced emergency repairs in downtown Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.. MUB director of communication Chris Dale said crews will close the southbound lane and left turning lane (heading toward downtown) of Beechurst Avenue between 6th Street and 7th Street (in front of the Seneca Center).…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. An intoxicated Clarksburg woman is facing a single count of child neglect after a small child in her care was in a soiled diaper while she was more than three times over the legal limit. Clarksburg police made the discovery while conducting a welfare check at the home of Michelle Faraco, 55, on…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Monongalia County Quick Response Team (QRT) will distribute free naloxone and drug testing strips at the Mountainlair Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Members of the team will also offer training on how to use the items correctly. “The big reason we are doing this at this time of year…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Contractors will conduct blasting operations at the Morgantown Municipal Airport Monday, March 4 through Friday, March 8 as part of the runway extension and construction of the I-68 Commerce Park. Airport Director Jonathan Vrabel said Phase III blasting will take place between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and an alternate session from…
KINGWOOD, W.Va. A resource fair is planned Tuesday at Kingwood Christian Fellowship on State Route 7 from 10 a.m. to noon and in the afternoon from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. for displaced Allegheny Wood Products (AWP) workers. The Grant County-based business abruptly closed after failed attempts to either sell the 50-year-old company or bring investors…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have been meeting with flood victims in Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harrison, and Kanawha counties for the last 30 days. A major disaster declaration was issued by President Biden following Aug. 28 through 30 storms in 2023. FEMA media relations specialist Leyla Gulen said as of…
ELKINS, W.Va. Elkins High School senior Kaelan Lovett has been selected as the 2024 West Virginia Journalism Student of the Year and will represent the state at the Journalism Education Association’s National High School Journalism Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, April 4 through 6. His submission to win the honor included a narrative about his…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – More than 400 statewide leaders will come to Morgantown Wednesday, March 27 for Focus Forward: West Virginia’s Digital Destiny. The event will be held at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sixth annual event is hosted by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and the…
SALEM, W.Va. Detectives in Harrison County have made a third arrest in the killing of Dallion Lewis on Feb. 21. On Friday, Douglas Steiner, 35, of Mount Clare, was charged with being an accessory after the fact of murder. Shortly after the killing on Feb. 21, police arrested Dennis High, 36, of Salem, and charged…
