Written by Savannah Jones MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With temperatures consistently below freezing this winter, many members of the unhoused community are left without shelter for several hours of the day due to staffing issues at the city’s emergency shelters. Morgantown is home to several shelters for the homeless, including Hazel’s House of Hope. The facility…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — After an executive session lasting nearly seven hours the West Virginia University Board of Governors has confidentially selected their top candidate. BOG Chairman Richard Pill said the members had robust discussions about a range of topics but did not take any action, but did decide on their top candidate in the search…
REYNOLDSVILLE, W.Va. — A man was rescued and taken to the hospital after trying to save a dog that fell into a frozen pond Wednesday morning in Harrison County. The Reynoldsville Volunteer Fire Department and EMS crews responded to a call on a remote spot by Water Slide Road just before 8:45 a.m. on Feb.…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown woman is behind bars after police allege she was using methamphetamine and hallucinating while taking care of a toddler. Casey Wiles, 33, called 911 around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and reported that someone was trying to get into her home. When troopers from the West Virginia State Police arrived Wiles began…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An unidentified driver suffered unspecified injuries in a crash into the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place late Thursday morning. Around 11:25 a.m., the driver was northbound on Don Knotts Boulevard (heading into Morgantown) when officials believe he may have suffered a medical emergency. The vehicle went across the median and southbound lanes…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Titan Roofing and WVRC Media will host a donation collection event at the Suncrest Towne Centre for flood victims in southern West Virginia. Trucks will be located across from the Five Guys and Jimmy John’s location from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, February 21, to collect relief supplies. Staff will be…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Virginia woman will serve 30 years in prison for a 2022 Morgantown murder. Tracey Hamby, 33, was convicted of second-degree murder in October of 2024 in connection with the 2022 shooting death of Matthew Vaughn at an apartment on Van Gilder Avenue in Morgantown. Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Cindy Scott…
