MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The proposed 350,000-square-foot Owens & Minor medical warehouse that will employ up to 100 people to start is being delayed. The warehouse will supply clinical supplies, surgical supplies, and custom procedure tray assembly and sterilization to WVU Medicine and others. The $50 million project was initially planned to open in February 2024…
CASSVILLE, W.Va. – A semitrailer became disconnected from the tractor Monday afternoon causing a closure of Mason Dixon Highway in the Cassville area. Around 3:30 p.m. the trailer disconnected near Walnut Hill Road and rolled causing the road to be closed for about 90 minutes. No injuries were reported.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University has announced the interim suspension of Greek organization Phi Sigma Phi while a hazing investigation is conducted. On MetroNews “Talkline,” Director of the Center for Fraternal Values and Leadership and Project 168, Dr. Matthew Richardson, said the announcement was made promptly on Friday to inform the campus of the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Tax Division appears to be in a time crunch to fix the miscalculations of natural gas property tax revenues for eight counties. To address millions of tax dollars that were unaccounted for due to a clerical error from the State Tax Office, representatives have been in contact with commissioners…
ELKINS, W.Va. A Randolph County jury has found an Elkins man guilty of five counts of first-degree sexual assault and five counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, or custodian. In the spring of 2021, a young girl came forward with accusations of abuse by Clyde Huffman, 69, when she was in kindergarten or…
PLEASANT VALLEY, W.Va. The help from the town of White Hall The Valley Volunteer Fire Department has purchased an important piece of life-saving equipment. First responders will now have a Hurst E3 battery-powered hydraulic extraction tool for use during personal injury accidents. The system is faster and safer for accident victims and firefighters. The system…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. A proposal to require pornographic websites to seek reasonable age verification has passed the full House of Delegates and is bound for the Senate. House Bill 4867, which would require websites hosting adult content to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content, is sponsored by Geno Chiarelli, R-Monongalia, 79. “It…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Clerk’s Office is accepting applications for absentee ballots and is ready to start training poll workers for the 2024 primary election. County Clerk Carye Blaney announced that the absentee ballot application period is underway ahead of the acceptance of poll worker applications scheduled over the next several months. This…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — WVU Medicine is taking another step in their $110 million revitalization of the Fairmont Medical Center announced in 2020. Work is underway on a energy plant that is expected to be running by late this year or early 2025. A ground breaking ceremony was held last week. The project will replace the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University has notified the Phi Sigma Phi fraternity of an immediate interim suspension after an allegation of hazing. The Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities received the complaint from the Center for Fraternal Values and Leadership. No details about the complaint have been released, but the Student Code of Conduct…