WESTOVER, W.Va. The bid date for improvements to Holland Avenue has been set for August 20, and work on the $3.9 million project could begin this fall. Director of the Department of Public Works for the city of Westover, Jason Stinespring, said the scope of the project is to replace more than 2,000 feet of…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The state Department of Highways (DOH) has announced a four week closure of West Run Road for widening. The closure begins Wednesday, July 24 and will be on West Run Road from the intersection of U.S. 119 and the West Run Apartments and Canvass Townhomes. During this closure crews will be excavating…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In Monongalia County, K–12 students return to the classroom on August 20, and pre-K students return the following day for the 2024–25 school year. Families have about three weeks left to enjoy the summer break, and two Monongalia County Schools employees have ideas to keep your children engaged. On WAJR’s “Ask the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown couple have been charged with child abuse after a juvenile in their care said they used a belt as a form of discipline. Investigators learned the information May 28 during an interview at the Morgantown Child Advocacy Center. The adult who filed the complaint told West Virginia State Police that…
GRANVILLE, W.Va. — A Morgantown man has been charged with third degree sexual assault after an incident with a juvenile Saturday. Police were called to a residence in Granville on Madden Road on a report that Jaysiah Dawson, 21, had been involved sexually with a juvenile despite know the childwas underage. The person who filed…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In Morgantown, downtown property owner Tricia DiCenso is providing first-hand accounts of damage she has suffered and dangers encountered by property owners and visitors. DiCenso, with Red Brick Properties is one of several downtown business owners who have documented damages and have called for action from the city council for at least…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A couple from Pennsylvania faces child neglect charges following an accident investigation on I-79 on Saturday. Troopers from the West Virginia State Police made contact with the driver, identified as Christin Bernhisel, 42, of Waynesborough, Pennsylvania, at the 139-mile marker, who police said showed signs of impairment. She failed field sobriety tests,…
MOATSVILLE, W.Va. A suspect from Moatsville is behind bars after police say he assaulted a woman and fled from police over the weekend. Deputies from the Barbour County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene in the Arden area Saturday and witnessed Christopher Wagner, 33, slamming a woman to the ground by the throat. When deputies…
