MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown man is facing charges after state police allege he solicited a 15-year old for sex. The investigation began in October when troopers learned Jose Menjivar, 43, had been exchanging messages with a 15-year old from White Hall. Through the messages Menjivar told the female he worked in downtown Morgantown and…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A 67-year old Morgantown man is facing charges after sexual misconduct was reported to state police involving two people on the autism spectrum, one a juvenile. Oct. 21, troopers were notified when a sexual assault kit and investigation was being performed at WVU Medicine. The victim told troopers on Oct. 20, Donald…
UPDATE 6:25 am: Both northbound and southbound lanes have been reopened. UPDATE 5:42 am: I-79 Northbound has been reopened. Both southbound lanes remain closed. Traffic is still be diverted at the Mount Morris exit. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Interstate 79 is shutdown in both directions this morning after an overnight tractor-trailer accident. According to 911 officials, a tanker truck…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The opening for the new headquarters of Milan Puskar Health Right appears to have experienced a delay. The move to the soon-to-be new location for the nonprofit on 10 Scott Avenue has been put on hold due to the finalization of a nearby land transaction that has affected utility right-of-way, delaying the…
KINGWOOD, W.Va. — A Preston High School teacher has been arrested and charged after allegedly bring a firearm to the school. Deputies from the Preston County Sheriff’s Department allege Adam McMillen, 31, brought the firearm to Preston High School and gave it to one of the students. McMillen has been charged with possessing a weapon…
PROSPERITY, Pa. — SPARKZ, an upstart battery manufacturing company, and the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) celebrated a $9.8 million U.S. Department of Labor grant to start manufacturing operations in West Virginia. By next year, the closed facility in Taylor County outside Bridgeport on U.S. Route 50 is expected to be producing the materials…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A bill to send $2 million to the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute was in Morgantown by Governor Jim Justice Monday. During the ceremony, Associate Dean of Neuroscience at West Virginia University (WVU) and Executive Chair and Director of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) Dr. Ali Rezai told the crowd…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — After serving four years as a member of the House of Delegates representing District 76, Democrat Joey Garcia is running for the state senate seat in the 13th District, covering portions of Monongalia and Marion Counties. The seat is currently held by Democrat Mike Caputo, who is not running for reelection. As…
PARSONS, W.Va. — A jury in Tucker County has returned a guilty verdict with no mercy to first degree murder against Robert Tennant in the shooting death of his brother in April of 2023. Tennant shot his brother, Edward Tennant during a property dispute in the St. George area of Tucker County. At the time…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The Fairmont State University Board of Governors has voted to freeze in-state tuition and consolidate out-of-state rates for the 2025 academic year. President Mike Davis said previously there were two tuition rate classifications for out-of-state students. Potential students in border states had access to the reduced “metro rate.” Students from other states,…