MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. A suspect from Alabama is accused of setting brush fires in Monongalia County. Firefighters from the River Road Volunteer Fire Department and West Virginia State Police were dispatched to the intersection of Wiseman and Glory Barn Roads at 5:15 p.m. Monday on a report of a fire. While responding, first responders received…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – Lieutenant R. A. Titchenal has announced his retirement from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department. Lieutenant Titchenal began his law enforcement career as a patrolman for the city of Nutter Fort and was hired by the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office on February 17, 2003. During his tenure with the Sheriff’s Office, Lieutenant Titchenal…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department announced that the body found in the Monongahela River on March 27 has been identified. Arthurdale resident James Weaver, 48, was found dead about a month after he was reported missing to the Westover Police Department on February 14. Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer reported that the…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. In an effort to relieve some of the core maintenance work load for state Department of Highways workers, bids have been received to complete ditching in Monongalia, Preston, and Harrison Counties, according to Senator Mike Oliverio, R. Monongalia. The apparent low bidder for the work in Monongalia County is Anderson Excavating LLC…
MASONTOWN, W.Va. — A new faith-based alternative school in Masontown is accepting K–12 registrations for the fall of 2024. The free Hope Scholarship-funded school is operated from the Preston County Youth Center, has room for 160 K–12 students and 100 students in grades 7–12, and will offer free lunches to students. Principal Glenn Larew said…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Through a team effort including West Virginia Sober Living (WVSL), the Monongalia County Health Department’s Quick Response Team (QRT), and Wise Path Recovery Center, the first naloxone vending machine in the state has been relocated. WVSL Executive Director Jon Dower said when the Hope Hill Sobering Center closed, they needed to find…
PLEASANT VALLEY, W.Va. Due to weather concerns, the Dave McRobie Fly-in Memorial at the Fairmont Municipal Airport has been postponed until April 13. The event was originally scheduled for Saturday, April 6. The Fairmont State University Aviation Center of Excellence (ACE) will host the event on April 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. David…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center (RDVIC) wants to invite Morgantown area residents to participate in their annual Walk With Survivors. The event will take place on Saturday, April 20, in downtown Morgantown, where members of the West Virginia RDVIC will be joined by survivors of domestic violence, local…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown man has been charged after being caught in bed under the covers with a child in Monongalia County. On March 10, deputies from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department were called to a River Road home on a report of a sexual assault of a child in progress. Upon arrival, deputies…
