MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Following a two day trial a jury in Monongalia County has found Anthony J. Williams, guilty of strangulation and domestic battery. Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Paul Gwaltney presided over the trial and will sentence Williams at a later date. Williams faces 2 to 6 six years behind bars at sentencing. This…
STAR CITY, W.Va. – Star City police are investigating vadalism to the bathrooms along the rail trail. Police said the vandals kicked in doors and set a fire. Investigators with the Star City Police Department is reviewing surveillance video and is also looking for tips from the public. Information about the crime can be left…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A new scholarship program in memory of George W. Longenecker has been approved by the board of directors of the West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (WVNLA). The scholarship is an incentive for high school seniors to apply and enroll in the Landscape Architecture or Horticulture programs at West Virginia University’s Davis…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – A Waynesburg man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for failing to update his sex offender registration. Police were called to a Morgantown apartment complex where a resident believed Larry Collins Bryan, 65, inappropriately touched her child. Bryan was convicted of statutory rape in 1992 in Greene County, Pennsylvania,…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. The 27th President of Fairmont State University will be inaugurated Thursday in the Falcon Center at 4 p.m. in a public ceremony. Dr. Michael Davis officially began serving as president on July 1, 2023, after serving as the Chief of Staff at James Madison University. In the nine months since taking office as…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. Storms in Monongalia County forced the closure of two schools and a few roads due to high water, but no injuries have been reported. Classes at Clay Battelle High School and Mason Dixon Elementary School were cancelled Wednesday due to rising water and continued rain. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” MECCA…
FRENCH CREEK, W.Va. Upshur County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested two, including a convicted felon, during a warrant service as part of a wanton endangerment investigation. During a search of the home on Route 20 South Road, deputies found marijuana plants and nine firearms on Tuesday. Deputies made contact with John Cathell III at the home,…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance that amends the license and liability aspects of the new Private Outdoor Designate Areas (PODA). The ordinance was approved unanimously as part of an effort to have a full rollout of the economic initiative by May 15. The amended changes to the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Several speakers at the regular meeting of Morgantown City Council on Tuesday called for new and improved partnerships within the community to help people struggling with homelessness. Resident and non-profit worker Dani Ludwig told council members the policy of removing camps has forced homeless people into abandoned homes, where she said four…
