MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown man has been arrested after allegedly fleeing the scene of a fatal accident on Route 7 in Richard Friday. Troopers attempted stop Daniel Emerson, 28, and a female passenger for not wearing seatbelts just before 11 a.m. Friday. Emerson crossed the centerline and struck an ambulance killing a female passenger…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. –– Multiple departments responded to a small fire at Liberty High School Monday morning. Around 10:30 a.m. crews were performing maintenance on apiece of equipment at the back of the building that caught fire. Some smoke did enter the building, but firefighters were able to quickly ventilate the area. Firefighters from Clarksburg, Bridgeport…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. The West Virginia Medical Examiner is working to identify remains found in the Monongahela River by a fisherman Friday afternoon. Officials reported the body was so badly decomposed they were not able to confirm a gender or age. The Fairmont Fire Department, Marion County Rescue Squad and Fairmont Police Department responded to the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Night work operations on Brockway Avenue are planned next week and motorists should expect some delays, according to the state Department of Highways (DOH). Mountaineer Contracting will conduct milling, paving, and shoulder work at night from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning Monday, June 10. Crews will be working from Spruce Street…
GRAFTON, W.Va. The EMS director in Taylor County has been charged with falsifying records after a state police investigation into ambulance repairs funded by the county commission. West Virginia State Police have arrested Gavin Watkins, 28, of Grafton, for allegedly forging a receipt for $28,945 for the work done by Atlantic Emergency Solutions in the…
CLARKSBURG, W. Va. — A Meadowbrook man has pleaded guilty to federal firearms charges and faces up to ten years in prison. Brock Corel Pearson, 42, admitted to illegally possessing an unregistered short-barreled shotgun. At sentencing, Pearson could be ordered to federal prison for up to 10 years. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and…
RICHARD, W.Va.— West Virginia State Police have reopened Rote 7 in the Richard area following a serious crash Friday morning. One person was killed in the multi-vehicle crash and there are unconfirmed reports that one person involved in the accident fled on foot from the scen. No other details have been released.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Fayette County man is behind bars after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman outside a Morgantown nightclub in March. The investigation began on March 3 when Morgantown police were alerted by the victim in downtown. Police learned Jordan Gray, 25, of Scarborough, met the victim, who was reportedly a highly…
This story was written by Savannah Jones MORGANTOWN W. Va. – In honor of the WVU Mountaineer Baseball team reaching the NCAA super regionals for the first time in program history, Mylan Park is hosting a live viewing of the team’s debut on June 7 at 6 p.m. at the Track and Field Complex. The…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Vandalia Health will soon celebrate the second anniversary of the merger between Mon Health and the Charleston Area Medical Center. Now, the health system has 14 hospitals, from the far south in the state to the full service offerings in Charleston, the Davis Health System, Mon Health facilities in Morgantown, and affiliations with…