MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Two Michigan residents have been arrested after being found with controlled substances in downtown Morgantown early Monday. Deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department stopped a vehicle with a Pennsylvania registration driving on Chestnut Street with no taillights at 12:30 a.m. Deputies identified the driver as Quantrez Gibson, 26, of Sterling Heights,…
MILL CREEK, W.Va. Deputies from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department have arrested and charged a teacher at Tygart Valley High School with possession of methamphetamine. Deputies were deployed to the school parking lot with a K-9 unit to perform free air sniffs on Tuesday, April 9, after they received tips that a teacher at the…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. A business-class 30-passenger jet made an emergency landing Tuesday afternoon at the North Central West Virginia Airport due to a suspected landing gear issue. Airport Director Rick Rock said around 1 p.m. in the afternoon they were alerted there could be a problem. At that point, the airport staff developed a plan to…
Longtime assistant coach Eric Snyder takes over for John Kelley who announced his retirement earlier this year.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Christina Fattore Morgan is running for Monongalia County Board of Education and wants to defend teachers and get more parents involved in public education. Fattore Morgan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy and Politics. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,”…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) is preparing for their role as part of the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) Fire Hydrant Maintenance and Testing Task Force and receiving updates on several major projects. MUB General Manager Mike McNulty and engineer Cory Jones will join 13 individuals and groups, including the Commission Legal Staff,…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. – A Fairmont woman is facing felony drug charges after police made contact with her ude to multiple warrants. Monday, Fairmont police oberserved Angela Tresize, 47, walking in Hull Alley and knew she multiple warrants for her arrest. When police made contact with Tresize she threw her purse and attempted to prevent police…
UPSHUR COUNTY, W.Va. – A commercial truck crash in Upshur County on Route 20 near Hodgesville could have been caused by excessive speed. Deputies from the Upshur County Sheriff’s Department said the truck carrying scrap metal failed to negotiate a curve and rolled. The driver was treated forminor injuries at St. Joseph Hospital in Buckhannon.…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Two people have been charged in Monongalia County in connection with a deadly overdose in January 2023. Deputies were called to an apartment at Viewcrest Village for a cardiac arrest but found four overdose victims upon arrival. Police thought the group was using suspected cocaine, but a lab test determined the substance…