MORGANTOWN, W.Va. FirstEnergy Corp. is reminding those celebrating Valentine’s Day with metallic helium balloons to stay away from powerlines. Spokesperson Hannah Catlett said last year there were more than 100 outages blamed on metallic balloons in powerlines across the six-state service area. “We consider it a success that it is a decrease compared to recent…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – Efforts to upgrade the water distribution system in Clarksburg got a major boost from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the office of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.). Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $6.88 million…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – In the coming months, the West Virginia Academy (WVA), the first brick-and-mortar charter in the state, will begin construction on a new multipurpose facility adjacent to the Falling Waters neighborhood in the Cheat Lake area. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” WVA Chairman John Treu said the project will be partially funded…
PRESTON COUNTY, W.Va. Workers at United States Penitentiary (USP) Hazelton are calling attention to unsafe working conditions caused by staffing levels and a failure of leadership to address recent violent acts. American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 420 President Justin Tarovisky said during an appearance Monday on MetroNews “Talkline,” a female guard was sexually…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The first reading of an ordinance that would designate the Norwood Fire Station in Morgantown as a child safe-surrender site was passed by Morgantown City Council. The ordinance was approved 6-0 by the council, which green lights the installation of a room called a “child surrender box” as part of the $1.7…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Child Advocacy Center (MCCAC) appears to have served more families who have been affected by abuse. As part of a release of service statistics for 2023, the MCCAC announced that they served 629 clients throughout the year and conducted twice the number of forensic interviews in comparison to…
