PRESTON COUNTY, W.Va.– A trooper from the Maryland State Police was hurt early Friday in an accident on I-68 near the West Virginia/Maryland state line. At 3:30 a.m., the trooper was completing an oversized load escort and was turning into the emergency crossover. As trooper made the turn, he was hit by a pickup truck.…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monongalia County Clerk Carye Blaney and staff are preparing for election day with a recording breaking early voting period in the books. Final early voting turnout reached a new record with 24,227 voters casting ballots. That represents 37 percent total voter turnout prior to election day. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,”…
GRAFTON, W.Va. — The remains of a Grafton native who went missing during the Korean Conflict have been identified and will be interned later this month. In July of 1950, U.S. Army Corporal Howard Godwin Jr., 22, was reported missing while fighting against the North Korean Army in the Taejon are of South Korea. In…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Fairmont man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm. Police found Shawn Allen Burns, 46, in possession of a handgun when he was stopped because of an outstanding warrant. Burns is prohibited from having firearms due to prior convictions involving breaking and entering,…
TAYLOR COUNTY, W.Va. — The fatality report from the Mine Safety and Health Administration released Friday said the coal miner from Bruceton Mills suffered fatal injuries when a hook and strap assembly he was working near broke. Colton Walls, 34, suffered a head injury in the Arch Coal Leer Mining Complex Sept. 28 when the…
CHALRESTON, W.Va. — Former Monongah Police Chief Nathan Lanham was back in front of the state Law Enforcement Professional Standards (LEPS) Subcommittee Thursday, and the case has been continued. Lanham stopped Beth Delloma for an expired registration sticker Aug. 7. The interaction, caught on video, spiraled out of control when Delloma asked for identification and…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University will host a special bell-ringing memorial ceremony to pay tribute to students who passed away over the summer. The ceremony will be held on Friday, November 1st, at noon at Oglebay Plaza, where the lives of McKenzie Wilt and Scott Saylor will be remembered by the ringing of the…
STAR CITY, W.Va. — Star City police have arrested a 41-year old resident following an alleged attack with a blunt object. Tuesday, officers were informed Jose Perez used a blunt object and attempted to hit the victim in the face. Perez has been charged with malicious assault and is being held in North Central Regional…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A former Bridgeport High School is awaiting sentencing after admitting to having a sexual relationship with a student. Courtney Rankin entered a guilty plea to sexual intrusion or sexual contact against a student by a school employee and faces 1 to 5 years in prison at sentencing. Rankin said she was in…
