MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) appears ready to accept another municipal utility into their coverage map. MUB board members unanimously approved a proposal from the Town of Star City to take over the town’s water utility after a presentation was shown to the board during their regular meeting Tuesday. Star City Mayor…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Morgantown business owner has been sentenced to serve 18 months in federal prison for fraud associated with a local broadband provider. Timothy Chad Henson, 35, former owner of Clearfiber, Inc., received $1.96 million in funding through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide high-speed internet services in Monongalia and…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Former Harrison County Sheriff Robert Matheny has announced plans to run for the office of mayor in Bridgeport. Matheny is a life-long Bridgeport resident and has served in law enforcement since the 1980’s for multiple state and local agencies. His experience includes work at the National White Collar Crime Center and Chief…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University Medicine Children’s is ready to kick off a popular local fundraiser with the help of local restaurants. The 2025 iteration of WVU Medicine Children’s Restaurant Week kicked off on Sunday, where over a half dozen local businesses across the Morgantown area will host exclusive lunch and dinner specials with…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Police have begun an investigation into what lead a vehicle to cause multiple accidents going in the wrong on direction on Interstate 79. The accidents were reported on I-79 northbound at 1:50 p.m. on Monday between the Clarksburg and Meadowbrook Mall exits near mile marker 120. According to…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Morgantown Police Department released a statement after a video showing officers dispersing a large crowd at a St. Patrick’s Day house party showed up on social media over the weekend. According to the press release, officers responded to a residence on North High Street at approximately 2:40 p.m. on Saturday, March…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Clarksburg police officer who assisted in the evacuation after a neighborhood gas explosion is being honored by the department. Via social media, Clarksburg Police Department Chief Mark Kiddy awarded the Meritorious Service Award for his actions on Kramer Driver after a gas explosion killed one resident, leveled a home and damaged…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Coal Association believes the First Energy plan to add natural gas to two power plants is not a good value for taxpayers or residents of Harrison and Monongalia Counties. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” President Chris Hamilton said they hope their decision will change over the five-year implementation…
By Savannah Jones MORGANTOWN W.Va — Singh Sukhjinder, the suspect in an I-68 eastbound fatality on Jan. 19, was misidentified and arrested earlier this week by the Phoenix Police Department, per a Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department press release on Friday. A man falsely believed to be Sukhjinder was arrested during a traffic stop on March…
