MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Another step towards the completion of the Longview Power pipeline project has been given the green light by the Monongalia County Commission. The commission unanimously approved a Measuring and Regulation Station easement as part of the project at the behest of Hope Gas during their regular meeting Wednesday. Monongalia County Commissioner Sean…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University announced that four finalists will compete in a cheer-off to see who will become the 71st West Virginia University Mountaineer. Senior marketing major Justin Waybright, Senior marketing major Rachel Morgan, Junior accounting major Cade Kincaid and third-year medical student Thaiddeus “Ted” Dillie were selected as finalist by the Mountaineer…
KINGWOOD, W.Va. — The Preston County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Newburg woman on charges of gross child neglect. Rita Osorio, 45, of Newburg, is in custody after deputies responded to an emergency medical services call to a residence on Foggy Bottom Lane in Newburg. According to the criminal complaint, Osorio was allegedly identified by authorities…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A former coach for West Virginia University’s football team who was arrested last year shortly after Halloween has had the charge against him dropped. Jordan Lesley, 44, was arrested on Nov. 9 on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge and was placed in the North Central Regional Jail with bail set at $5,000.…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Firefighters in Morgantown responded to two calls for help Tuesday night during very cold conditions. The first call just after 9 p.m. to the 100 block of Hoffman Avenue ended up being a malfunctioning furnace. Just after 11 p.m. firefighters got the secnd call to the 1200 block of Richwood Avenue. Firefighters…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown man has been charged with animal cruelty after officers found a “severely emaciated” dog while responding to a dispute. Jerome Williams, 55, of Morgantown, was arrested after officers with the Morgantown Police Department were called to assist with a dispute at a residence on Maryland Street involving three people on…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Police Department has arrested nine people in connection with an assault that took place in downtown Morgantown in early February. According to criminal complaints found in Monongalia County Magistrate Court, Eli Marva, 22 of Uniontown and Rylan Rock, 18 of Clarksburg have each been charged with felony malicious assault after…
KINGWOOD, W.Va. – A former Hopemont Hospital registered nurse who has been charged with malicious neglect of an incapacitated adult causing death will have her case heard in Preston County Circuit Court. Delilah Clyburn-Hill was determined by Preston County Magistrate Bo Ward to have probable cause to move the case over to circuit court as…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Geno Chiarelli, R, Monongalia, 78, has introduced two pieces of legislation that make major changes and settle a controversial issue. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” Chiarelli said House Bill 2382 would ban camping in municipal and public areas. Similar efforts have been attempted in other cities across the state, and in…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Officials at West Virginia University, elected leaders, and faculty members are working through a plan by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Trump administration to cut research dollars. WVU, an R-1 institution, the highest research ranking for a college or university, could be limited in future efforts if the cuts…