BLACKSVILLE, W.Va. — A crash Thandksgiving morning left about 100 without power in the Blacksville area. The accident was reported on Mason Dixon Highway between Kings Run and Days Run Roads at 6:50 a.m. The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is listed as the investigating the accident. No details have been released. As of 11 a.m.…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Thousands of Thanksgiving meals are being served across Monongalia County for those in need over the holiday weekend. On Thanksgiving Day from 2 to 4 p.m., the Salvation Army will offer a free meal at the Hope Cafe inside Hazel’s House of Hope on Scott Avenue, and veterans in need can get…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Students from University High School have teamed up with students from neighboring schools to help those with food insecurity during the holiday season. The University High Future Farmers of America (FFA) joined fellow students from Monongalia and Preston counties in the making of Thanksgiving-themed giveaway baskets to be given to less fortunate…
WHEELING, W.Va. – The former Buckhannon city councilman facing federal child pornography charges is scheduled for a plea hearing on December 5. David McCauley, 66, has been charged with two counts of production of child pornography and one count of felony possession of child pornography. In exchange for a guilty plea to felony possession of…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –– West Virginia University Police have issued a Campus Warning following burglary and larceny reports on and near the Downtown campus. In two incidents — one at Morgan House, 660 North High St., and one at Phi Kappa Tau, 692 North High St. — the suspect entered through unlocked windows. At least one…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The weather so far in the month of November is helping north-central West Virginia recover from the continuing drought. Since July, rainfall has been sparse, sending most of the region into severe drought status. Statewide, dry conditions have resulted in more than 450 fires that damaged over 15,000 acres, and low water…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Scott’s Run Settlement House has begun food distributions for North Central West Virginia residents for the Thanksgiving holiday. Over 1,900 residents will be served with a combination of food and gift card donations as part of the Scott’s Run Settlement House annual Thanksgiving food giveaway. Program Director Michael Richard announced that…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –– Travel industry experts are predicting the busiest Thanksgiving travel holiday ever, with 80 million people traveling more than 50 miles over the weekend. On WAJR’S “Talk of the Town, spokesman for the auto club and insurance company, Jim Garrity, said many are planning to take a trip, and many will take the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Mountain Line Transit Authority is on schedule to resume fare collections on the Route 50 Don Knotts line with some caveats. Mountain Line CEO Maria Smith offered an update on WAJR’s Talk of the Town Monday, where she discussed the December 1st timeline for the resumption of fare collections on the…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — One of the six men arrested in the 2022 Pagan Motorcycle Club murder of Henry Silver in Marion County has been found guilty on two charges but not murder. After five hours of deliberation, Dane Hull, 29, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit a felony and possession of a firearm in commission…