MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown City Council announced new leadership for the fire department and tabled action on an increase in trash fees and changing a street to one-way. Following the retirement of Morgantown Fire Chief Eugene Deem after 31 years of service in June, Gary Freshour was named the next chief of the department. Chuck…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Fairmont man found guilty in the beating murder of a Detroit resident has been sentenced to more than 85 years in prison. Marion County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Wilson sentenced Naquan Warren to life in prison for first degree murder, 70 years for first degree robbery, 1 to 15 years for…
WESTON, W.Va.-– A Weston woman was arrested and charged with child neglect Monday after responding to a report of a potential domestic violence report. Deputies with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department said the Arnold Street home of Heather Horner, 38, was deplorable and four juveniles were living in it. In the kitchen, deputies found animal…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution Hazelton has been sentenced to 36 months for stabbing another inmate. Sean Robin Howard, 22, pled guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily injury and said the attack was the result of a verbal altercation. The inmate was treated at a…
MARION COUNTY, WV – The state Department of Highways (DOH) has announced plans for night restrictions on I-79 in Marion County for lighting work. Work operations are planned from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. on northbound I-79 from Tuesday, Dec. 3 through Thursday, December 5 between exit 132 and exit 135 for Pritchard Signal and…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown city council will hold a pair of meetings Tuesday night in City Hall on Spruce Street. At 5:30 p.m. councilors will meet with state lawmakers about legislative priorities and the regular December meeting is set to gavel in at 7 p.m.in City Council Chambers. Last year during the meeting with lawmakers,…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, W.Va. — State police in Randolph County have charged a woman with two counts of malicious assault and fleeing with reckless indifference following a weekend pursuit Wednesday. Troopers tried to stop Ashley Welch, 32, for an expired registration sticker on Route 15 when she failed to comply. When troopers activated lights and sirens,…
