MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. – A Parkersburg man was sentenced to 12 years and 10 months in federal prison for the unlawful possession of a firearm after a carjacking in Monongalia County. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that Michael McHenry, 23, was sentenced for leading police on a high-speed chase after carjacking a vehicle at gunpoint…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Police Department has chosen to offer more details into what prompted officers to use crowd-dispersing tactics at a North High Street house party the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day. Morgantown Police Chief Eric Powell discussed the decision to use the tactics on WAJR’s Talk of the Town on Wednesday, where…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — Firefighters from three counties battled a fire in southern Monongalia County for about six hours Wednesday. Firefighters were called to a report of a trailer and barn on fire at 2:44 p.m. on 4H Camp Road. The fire spread to a nearby field and ultimately to a third structure. The trailer…
DAVIS, W.Va. — A skier has died at the Timberline Mountain resort in Tucker County. Via social media, the resort said the skier died on Wednesday, the investigation into the incident is ongoing, and no further information will be released. The full statement is here: We are heartbroken to share the news of a fatality…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Utility and service providers in the Morgantown area have started to adjust to the recent increases in rates for the Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA). After officials with the agency reported that rates will increase as much as 16 percent across several different plans, representatives with the Mountain Line Transit Authority as…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Commission has approved a tri-party agreement involving the old MECCA 911 call center and has offered an update on a tri-county partnership related to the West Virginia First Foundation. The commission unanimously approved an agreement between themselves, Monongalia Health System Inc., and the Monongalia County Building Commission to allow…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An Alaskan woman has been charged for allegedly hiding a juvenile from being taken into state custody in Monongalia County. According to the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department, Laura Jensen, 42, of Anchorage, Alaska was arrested on a kidnapping charge after the juvenile was found at a Grafton Road hotel. According to a…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va – The Greater Harrison County Drug & Violent Crime Task Force announced that they have arrested seven Clarksburg residents Tuesday following a federal indictment of ten individuals on fentanyl charges. Kimberly Goings, 44, along with Rebecca Keiper, 38, Roxanne Parker, 34, Caleb Hudkins, 30, Chad Mullooly, 40, Aaron Viglianco, 40 and William Russell,…
FAIRMONT, W.Va — A woman was arrested after Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies said her neglect of her incapacitated sister resulted in a brain bleed. Karen Hanson, 65, of Fairmont, was arrested for allegedly removing her incapacitated sister from medical care against medical advice and neglected to provide adequate care for her and leaving her health…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Police announced that Sandra Kay Murray has been located after a Silver Alert was issued on Wednesday. The Silver Alert was issued Wednesday afternoon after she was last seen at a Sheetz on Beverley Pike in Elkins before traveling in a 2013 white Buick Lacrosse. According to the…