WHITE HALL, W.Va. — Officers from the White Hall Police Department removed more than four ounces of cocaine from the street. Friday, officers conducted a search at a local hotel occupied by Benjamin Coffin, 50, and Brittney Jones, 32, and located $5,436 in U.S currency, 4.4 ounces of cocaine, and several sets of scales. Coffin…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced a $3.2 million grant through the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the Benedum Airport Authority (North Central West Virginia Airport) for parking infrastructure improvements as part of the new terminal construction and expansion of the AeroTech Industrial Park. The improvements include four new parking…
MORGANTOWN, W,Va. — A Morgantown business owner has been arrested and charged with harboring and concealing illegal immigrants who are not permitted to work in the United States. The owner of A & M Homes, LLC, Hetzon (Hector) Marroquin Reyes, 40, used the social security numbers of others to create tax documents for people who…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — A combined effort between Harrison and Marion counties is collecting relief supplies for Helene storm victims in North Carolina, with plans to leave for the Asheville, North Carolina, area Wednesday morning. Director of the Office of Emergency Management in the city of Bridgeport, Tim Curry, said they are collecting items to provide…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown man accused of threatening and yelling racial slurs at a local family will have a preliminary hearing Monday. James Hamlin, 48, has been charged with violating civil rights by force or threat of force, failure to extinguish a fire before leaving, and burning during prohibited hours after an investigation by…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — One of the tenants of the West Virginia University Innovation Corp. in Morgantown is upstart drug maker Yunigen. Officials hosted a tour Friday and launched a ground-breaking pediatric treatment for sickle cell disease. Yunigen officials, including Chief Executive Officer and Vice President Charles Otieno and President of Scientific Officer Wyclifee Omwancha, showed…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Republican Delegate in the 78th House of Delegates District Geno Chiarelli is running for another term to continue his work that he believes is improving the quality of life. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” Chiarelli said he is eager to continue the work he started by passing bills to make changes…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Hindu Religious and Cultural Center (HRCC) wants area residents to join them to celebrate the life of Mahatma Gandhi. The 18th Annual Gandhi Day Walkathon will take place on Saturday, September 28, starting at 3 p.m., where the HRCC will host an afternoon of celebration of Indian and Hindu culture…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Pennsylvania woman faces up to 20-years in federal prison after her conviction by a jury for possession with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl. Members of the Greater Harrison Drug Task Force watched Jalisa Lashae Hawkins, 35, of Duquesne, Pennsylvania, at a Clarksburg residence that was under surveillance due to complaints…
