MARION COUNTY, W. Va. — The state Department of Highways (DOH) has announced the closure of County Route 60, Vinegar Hill Road through Friday, February, 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Crews will be drilling the pile plug wall on Vinegar Hill Road during daytime operations only. The road will be open to local…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown City Council has approved the application for $8 million in grant funding as part of the United States Department of Transportation’s (U.S. DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Program. The funding would support planning and feasibility studies for multimodal improvements and the roadway modernization of Dorsey Avenue and…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The owners of the building to be used as a home for the proposed K–6 Wisdom Academy Charter School want members of Morgantown City Council to look into the planning and zoning approval processes. AST Morgantown Properties now owns the former Monongalia County Schools main office at 13 South High Street and…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Monongalia County Delegate Joe Statler is ready to vote on a controversial measure within a week after voting no on another earlier this week. After becoming the lone Republican against House Bill 4654 (Library and Museum Obscenity Bill), Statler is ready to vote for an amended version of House Bill 4299, which…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. The Upshur County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a fugitive with Georgia connections wanted for several violations after failing to show up for a court appearance while out on bond. George Singleton, 39, has outstanding warrants for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a concealed firearm, possession of a…
SALEM, W.Va. Multiple agencies responded to a five-acre brush fire in the Salem area on Tuesday. The call came in from the Grass Run Road area around 3 p.m. Firefighters from Salem, Lumberport, Reynoldsville, Nutter Fort, and Spelter responded. No injuries were reported.
MONONGAH, W.Va. Deputies in Marion County have made one arrest in connection with a vandalism and shots fired investigation in Monongah. On Monday, deputies were called to investigate a report of shots fired into a home on Pike Street. While responding, deputies observed a car matching the description of the suspected shooter, later identified as…
ROMNEY, W.Va. A missing West Virginia man was found dead at the scene of a vehicle accident near Romney on Monday afternoon. Jason Shingleton, 26, of Purgitsville, was reported missing around 7:15 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 19. Shingleton was last seen in Romney around 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 18, and soon after deputies from the…
LUMBERPORT, W.Va. – A pedestrian was flown from the scene of an accident in Lumberport Monday afternoon. Officials from the Harrison County 911 Center said the accident happened on Main Street around 3:30 p.m. and the patient was flown to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital for treatment. No other injuries were reported and the driver is…
