MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Municipal Airport will host “Balloons Over Morgantown” presented by Mercedes of Morgantown Oct. 3 through 6 this year. “We’re so excited to welcome the balloons back to Morgantown! Our pilots love to fly here and enjoy the challenge of the hills and valleys. Our core group of organizers have been…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A traffic violation in Clarksburg led police to a large quantity of dangerous drugs over the weekend. Deputies from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department stopped a car driven by Jennifer Garland, 33, for traveling in the wrong direction on a one-way street in the area of West Main Street and 6th Street…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Fairmont man is facing charges afterpolice allege he exposed himself tomotorists from the downtown bridge. Last week, police said Michael Hebner, Jr., 40, was standing in the area of Cleveland Avenue and Adams Street exposing himself and making inappropriate gestures as citizens were passing by and stopped at the red light.…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — One person was flown from the scene of a motorcycle-car crash in the Westchester area of Fairmont Labor Day. The accident was reported at 2:20 p.m. on Locust Avenue near the Fairmont Field Club. Crews reported the motorcycle and car collided seriously injuring one person. The victim was flown from the scene…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — City councilors in Morgantown are likely to pass the proposed camping ban during their regular meeting Tuesday. The new Article 1157 to the city code entitled “Camping on Public Property” passed on a 4 to 3 vote on August 20 after first being proposed on July 2. The article makes it illegal…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — One is behind bars following a pursuit that began in Marion County and ended in Granville Labor Day. The chase began in Fairmont at 12:25 p.m. on Pennsylvania Avenue, then to Rivesville and by the Paw Paw Fairgrounds in Monongalia County. Police pursued the suspect into the Granville area where the suspect…
MANNINGTON, W.Va. — Two people were hurt in a side-by-side crash in Mannington Sunday night. Deputies from the Marion County heriff’s Department responded at 10 p.m. and found the side-by-side had hit a utility pole on Whetstone Road. No information about the extent of injuries is known. Volunteer firefighters from Mannington, Farmington, and the Marion…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Board of Education has granted a green light to move forward on a roof replacement at Suncrest Middle School. After a temporary relocation for a portion of the school’s students and staff due to a roof leak, the BOE approved school officials to move forward on final negotiations with…
