MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –– Morgantown City Councilor from the Fifth Ward Danielle Trumble is providing insight into why she does not supprt the recently passed camping ban. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” Trumble said the measure was approved with no workshop and was moved through the process with very little compromise leading up to the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University Army and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets will hold a 24-hour vigil to remember the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States of America. Recruiting Operations Officer John Dowling said the idea came from the cadet class of 2001 and has become an annual event…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police have made an additional arrest in 2022 in Harrison County. Investigators from the state police said in May 2022 Candi Blake, 39, assisted Brock Corel Pearson after he alledegly murdered Juan Kas Trechsel-Valerio. Police said Blake helped Pearson avoid authorities and helped set fire to a shed that…
PLEASANT VALLEY, W.Va. — The deputy chief of the Valley Volunteer Fire Department, Dave Shields has passed away unexpectedly. Shields started working with the department in 1985 and was a nationally certified paramedic and had been so for the last 30 years. He was widely known in the fire fighting, motorcycle riding community as well.…
BELINGTON, W.Va. — A 28-year-old Belington woman has been charged with child abuse and child neglect after hitting one child and failing to report injuries to another. Deputies with the Barbour County Sheriff’s Department responded Sunday to the home of Jenny Peters on River Avenue and learned she had been in a verbal argument with…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Presidential search listening sessions for West Virginia University begin this week across the state and run through Friday. Sessions for faculty, staff, and students are planned in Morgantown, Beckley, and Keyser, along with an online link for the public at large to answer the three questions in the survey developed with executive search…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Police in Morgantown are preparing to enforce the new camping ban in urban areas on Oct. 4. The ordinance, “1157 Camping on Public Property,” will only allow camping in designated areas that have access to water, sewer, and garbage collection. Violations of the ordinance start with a warning and can be as…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Mylan Park officially opened six new pickleball courts with the help of financial support from the governor’s office, donations, and fundraising efforts of the Mylan Park Pickleball Club. Sarah Gnegy is the local pickleball pro, and she and her brother won the gold medal in the 2018 Pickleball U.S. Open in Naples, Florida.…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The Fairmont State University’s Board of Governors (BOG) held their first meeting with new leadership. Jennifer Kinty will serve as Chair of the BOG, Vice Chair is Jason Pizatella, and Kevin Rogers is secretary. Two new executives have also joined the management team George Wolf will serve as the Vice President of…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A federal judge added 25-years to the prison sentence of a former Mafia hitman in connection with the prison beating death of notorious mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger in 2018. Federal prisoner Fotios “Freddy” Geas was sentenced Friday in federal court in Clarksburg after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault resulting…