MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Grafton Road/U.S. 119 in Monongalia County experienced delays south of Morgantown following a reported mortocycle wreck Tuesday afternoon. Monongalia County Emergency Management Agency confirmed a post on their Facebook page that stated that Grafton Road was closed for close to a half hour in front of the West Virginia Division of Highways…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A fifth person has been arrested in connection to a Harrison County murder that happened in early 2024. The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office announced that Taneil Thompson, who turned 18 on Tuesday, had his case moved from juvenile to adult status and has been charged with murder in connection to the kidnapping…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Any future law enforcement career for former Monongah Chief of Police Nathan Lanham will be determined by an administrative law judge. Lanham stopped Beth Delloma for an expired registration sticker on Aug. 7. The interaction, caught on video, spiraled out of control when Delloma asked for identification and Lanham refused. Lanham pointed…
WEST MILFORD, W.Va. –– Multiple departments responded to a structure fire in the West Milford area Monday afternoon. Firefighters from West Milford, Lost Creek, Mount Clare, Nutter Fort, Jane Lew and Anmoore responded to the home on Richman Lane at 2:45 p.m. None of the residents was home at the time of the fire. No…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Court documentation has revealed the charges against three of the men involved in an attack at a Morgantown pizza shop. According to documents filed in Monongalia County Magistrate Court, Daniel Hudock, 20, Eric Adonis Hill, 21, and Darryl Ray, 18, all from Pennsylvania, have been charged with separate robbery and malicious assault…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Federal employees at Federal Correction Complex (FCC) Hazelton have appeared to have started leaving their posts with concerns that more will follow them. American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 420 President Justin Tarovisky offered an update on the current status of morale for employees at the prison on WAJR’s Talk of…
WESTOVER, W.Va. — The City of Westover now has an official starting date for the long-awaited Holland Avenue sewer line replacement project. Thrasher Group Senior Project Manager Doug Smith reported to the Westover City Council during their regular meeting Monday that the approximately $2.96 million project will officially begin on March 24. This will start…
ROANOKE CO., Va. — A former Morgantown city councilman and upstart lawyer arrested in connection with a series of commercial burglaries in northern Virginia was granted a continuance in his arraignment. Ryan Wallace, of Roanoke County, Va., had his initial arraignment hearing on Monday, according to the Roanoke County General District Court online database for…
MASONTOWN, W.Va. — A Kingwood man is in custody after allegedly leading deputies on a high-speed chase through Preston and Monongalia counties in early February. Richard Brandau, 41, was arrested on Sunday for the incident on February 2nd where he allegedly left the Circle K in Masontown and was followed by a deputy who was…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — An aide at the North View Elementary School in Clarksburg has been arrested after a juvenile was allegedly exposed to sexually explicit materials in her home in Clarksburg. Troopers began an investigation after a domestic incident was reported at the home of Teresa Stutler, 45, of Clarksburg, November 1 when a juvenile…