MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Fire Marshal in Morgantown is investigating the cause of a two acre fire off Forest Avenue. Firefighters responded after multiple reports of smoke in the area and found the fire at the end of Forest Avenue. After a second alarm was initiated, all on-duty personnel, including the Fire Marshals division, were…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Commissioners in Monongalia County have formally responded following an affirmative vote in Sept. by employees in the Assessor’s Office to be represented by the United Mine Workers of “West Virginia law in turn does not recognize the right of public employees to go on strike or be represented by a union for…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The second person involved in a Fairmont drug-related killing has entered a guilty plea and faces the possibility of life in prison. Zeighshawn Meade, 20, admitted to shooting Clayotn Peck, of Frostburg, Maryland, in March of 2023 at the Fairmont Hills Apartment complex during a transaction involving marijuana. Meade has been charged…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Residents in the Popenoe Run area have been infiltrated by engineers, construction companies, and laborers with the long-awaited start of drainage improvements. The project is funded by the city of Morgantown, the Monongalia County Commission, and the Morgantown Utility Board (MUB). The events resulted in a $40,000 contract with Strand Associates to…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Board of Education has finalized the purchase of the future site of Suncrest Middle School. The land purchase agreement between the Monongalia County School System and West Virginia University was approved unanimously by the BOE, which accounts for just under 17 acres of land at the cost of $4…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — After business hours Tuesday the city clerk of Morgantown officially deemed an amended petition for referendum sufficient in regard to a recent ordinance regulating camping on public property. This petition includes the required number of valid signatures from at least 10 percent of the total number of qualified voters registered during the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bids for the multi-million dollar upgrade of the Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) Cheat Lake Waste Water Treatment Plant have been negotiated, and the project is expected to get underway soon. The project went out for bid when the market was flooded with federal relief dollars for utility upgrade projects, and General Manager…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Canvassing in Monongalia County resulted in a deduction of 341 provisional ballots and 9 absentee ballots received after the election. Clerk Carye Blaney said more than 75 percent of the ballots not counted was due to improper or no voter registration at all. A provisional ballot is one cast under protest and…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Fairmont woman has been charged with neglect after doctors reported injuries consistent with abuse that left an infant blind in one eye. The investigation started on Sept. 30 when officers from the Fairmont Police Department received information from Child Protective Services (CPS) that a 3 year old had been treated at…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. –– A Philadelphia man has admitted to his role in a drug operation that sent quantities of dangerous drugs to the area and could be sentenced to up to 20 years in federal prison. Rodney Johnson, 47, admitted to supplying large amounts of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine to North Central West Virginia. Court…