FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A rock slide and vehicle accident is under investigation in Marion County. Around 6:25 a.m. a rock slide and accident with entrapment was reported on U.S. Route 250/Husky Highway near Pine Grove Road. One person was transported with unspecified injuries and the road has reopened. The accident is being investigated by The…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — After an extended period of dry weather, wide spread rain has finally returned across the Mountain State. MetroNews AccuWeather meteorologist Chad Merrill said from 8 a.m. Tuesday to Thursday morning, rainfall totals have been adding up across the region. The rain has been heavy at times but has also included some of…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A 38-year old Salem man has been sentenced to life with mercy in a murder over a $100 drug debt. In addition to the sentence for murder, Dennis Allen High, 38, was also ordered to serve up to 5 years for conspiracy to commit kidnapping. High’s sentences will run consecutively and he…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. —Harrison Circuit Judge Joseph F. Shaffer Jr. sentenced the woman guilty of hitting a DOH worker while driving drunk to 2 to 10 years of home incarceration. Kiley Michelle Wagner registered a BAC of .20 after the accident in March of 2024. The judge cited a lack of prior criminal history, good behavior…
WESTOVER, W.Va. — An assistant manager at a Westover retail store has been charged with embezzling the night deposit of more than $1,300 earlier this month. The investigation began Sept. 10 when Westover police were notified by the management of the Dollar Tree on Fairmont Road that assistant manager, Angela Orinick, 46, of Westover, was…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The move for Milan Puskar Health Right to their new Scott Avenue location appears to have suffered another delay, and it has resulted in members of the Monongalia County Commission speaking out in frustration. After the commission’s regular meeting Wednesday, where email correspondence from Milan Puskar Health Right Executive Director Laura Jones…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Police in Buckhannon have charged a male suspect after he allegedly set a tent on fire with a woman inside and threatened to cut her throat over an apparent debt. The victim met with the Buckhannon Police Department Sept. 13 and told them the incident occurred behind the former Novelis plant. The…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The city of Fairmont has released their redevelopment plans for the former Fairmont Box Factory site, estimated to cost around $4 million. According to the Director of Planning and Development for the city, Shea Strait, the site will serve as the second major trailhead in the city and be home to the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Health Department is prepared to participate in the free annual distribution of naloxone, a substance used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Representatives with the MCHD Quick Response Team will be joined by local volunteers at 10 different locations around the Morgantown area to take part in…
