MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The closure of two Preston County schools now lies in the hands of the West Virginia Department of Education. The Preston County Board of Education approved the closure of Fellowsville Elementary School and the Rowlesburg School in a 3-2 vote as a result of rising costs to keep the schools open. Preston…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The camping ban on public property in the City of Morgantown will now go to ballot for the people to decide in April of 2025. In another contentious decision that included close to an hour of public comments, the Morgantown City Council voted to not rescind the previously passed camping ban in…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.– There will be a warming shelter for Monongalia County residents operated by Catholic Charities West Virginia (CCWV) and funded by the Monongalia County Commission and the City of Morgantown this year. The shelter will have a capacity of around 20 and operate from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. from December 15 through March…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – A Clarksburg resident has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal for the distribution of methamphetamine. Police said Jack F. Gibbins, 47, had a criminal history involving domestic battery, escape from custody, violation of a protective order, and drug trafficking when he fled on a motorcycle from an attempted traffic…
WESTON, W.Va. — A former minister and his wife have been accused more than 60 cases sexual abuse and assault in Lewis County that date back 20 years. In October, a state police investigation into sexual misconduct in Nicholas County by John Radcilff, 57, uncovered the possibility of other evidence in claims that he sexually…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va –– More than 100 people attended the Public Employees Insurance Finance Board meeting at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown Tuesday night. Prior to the meeting, members of AFT West Virginia, the West Virginia Education Association (WVEA), and the United Mine Workers of America held a brief protest that included remarks from WVEA…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — Officials in Monongalia County are investigating a report of human remains found in a shallow grave on Little Indian Creek Road Friday. Detectives with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department, members of the FBI Evidence Recovery Team, and a Forensic Anthropology team from Mercyhurst University secured the remains near the intersection of…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Morgantown man has been charged with malicious assault in connection with a stabbing in Fairmont Monday. Fairmont police said John Parker, 61, was involved in a physical altercation on Locust Street and chased the victim down the street and stabbed him in the collarbone area and neck area. The victim was…
SALEM, W.Va. –– West Virginia State Police have arrested a 44-year old suspect in an arson on Salem Long Road on Nov. 13. Troopers were informed of the fire and told a subject that had been seen inside the home was fleeing the scene and claiming responsibility for the fire. The person who reported the…
