MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer reports a Pennsylvania man has been charged in connection with a fiery crash on I-79 at mile marker 149 that killed two people on January 3. Thomas H. Horner III, 39, has been charged with two counts of negligent homicide and one count of reckless driving with…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. The first full business day since the fire at The Lofts in Morgantown was a busy one for the administrators at West Virginia University working to help displaced students. Assistant Dean and Executive Director of Campus and Community Life, Carrie Showalter, said the Lofts property manager has not provided the numbers or names…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. – House Bill 5105 would allow private and parochial schools to set their own vaccination policies and is waiting for approval from Governor Justice. Monongalia County Commissioner and retired guidance counselor formerly with Monongalia County Schools for more than 30 years, Tom Bloom, said if the measure becomes law, it will endanger…
PHILIPPI, W.Va. Two people have been charged in Barbour County after police discovered fleas crawling in a child’s hair on Friday. Deputies from the Barbour County Sheriff’s Department made the discovery at a residence on Perin Street in Century when they made contact with Isaac Gordon and Brenda Upton, both 22. Deputies also learned about…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. Police in Buckhannon have made an arrest following a report of someone discharging a firearm at the Zickefoose Trailer Park on Friday. Police found multiple witnesses at the scene who heard the gunfire and heard yelling coming from one of the residences. As police approached the trailer, they could hear a man later…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Many across the state are praising the selection of Jonathan Board as the executive director of the West Virginia First Foundation, the body that will manage and distribute nearly $1 billion in opioid settlement funds. Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom understands why the selection was made. Board was selected as the Region 4…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monongalia County Delegate Evan Hansen hopes that the state budget and a potential $465 million in coronavirus relief “clawback” will be sorted out in the anticipated special legislative session this spring. After legislatures passed the state budget in the closing hours of the regular session, despite the additional extra day implemented by…
HARRISON COUNTY, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Highways has announced a lane closure on U.S. 50 in Harrison County, beginning Monday and lasting through the end of May. One eastbound and westbound lane will be closed near the Bristol Bridge from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday, March 18, through Friday, May 31,…
