BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Representatives from the City of Bridgeport Office of Emergency Management want to advise residents to disregard a recent notice regarding the safety of the city water supply. After reports were received from residents related to the safety of water at Bridgeport and in Clarksburg, officials confirmed that the water supply for both…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. The latest Clery Act report from WVU for the Morgantown campus has been released and shows declines in important categories and increases in categories that most would expect. University Police Department Chief Sherry St. Clair said the school makes it a top priority to educate students about safety, provide resources to promote safety,…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monongalia County commissioners approved a request through the Orphan Road Grant Program and the county park system received a statewide award Wednesday. The commission created the Orphan Road Program in 2021 to address areas in the county with roads built decades ago that are failing now with no funding mechanism to fund…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two members of Morgantown City Council could soon be from the same ward. The Ward and Boundary Commission has recommended a plan to distribute the number of registered voters in each ward more equally. The proposal places 3rd Ward Councilwoman Weeize Michael’s home address in the 4th Ward, which Deputy Mayor Jenny…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A social worker with more than 30 years of experience, primarily in addiction treatment, Diane Market-Gaston is the Democrat candidate for the House of Delegates seat in the 78th District. Market-Gaston is running against incumbent Republican Geno Chiarelli and on WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” believes she can better represent the district.…
FAIRMONT, W,Va. — A Fairmont man has been sentenced in connection with a drive-by shooting on Maple Avenue in April 2023 afterpleading no contest. Kenyatta Ephraim, 30, wassentenced to 3 to 15 years for first degree attempted murder and 6 additional years for the presentation of a firearm in the commission of a felony consecutively.…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — The state Department of Highways (DOH) plans to close U.S. 119 for core drilling Tuesday through Friday. From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. the northbound and southbound lanes of U.S. 119 will be closed at milepost 11.90 and at the intersection of US/County Route 73 (Smithtown Road) from Tuesday, September 24,…
PLEASANT VALLEY, W.Va. — The Pleasant Valley Elementary School is one of 356 schools nationwide to be named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. The national award highlights schools that show significant gains or make notable progress in improvements for different student groups. Pleasant Valley was nominated from the Exemplary…
RIVESVILLE, W.Va. — State police have arrested a Rivesville man in connection with multiple sexual abuse allegations involving a female under the age of 16. Police said between 2020 and October 2023, William Bancic, 34, abused the teen at least 10 times near Marion, Monongalia County line. A witness told detectives that at one point…
