MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The city of Wheeling, like many other West Virginia communities, is working through issues related to increased homelessness and drug addiction. In Wheeling, when a ban on public camping was passed, city councilors added a provision that gave the city manager authority to establish an exempted area within the city that could…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Commissioners in Monongalia County have voted to move dilapidated properties into the complaint phase and honored the accomplishments of the mayor of a local municipality. Monongalia County Litter Control Officer Alex Hall described the complaint process for dilapidated properties and encouraged property owners to respond to notifications from the county. Once a…
LEWIS COUNTY, W.Va. — The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a woman who was last seen about one month ago in Gassaway. Jillian Ruth Cain is described as a 32-year old white female, 5-feet 2-inches, 160 pounds, green eyes with a bat tattoo on her ribs and a dreamcatcher on her shoulder blade.…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sixth graders from the Suncrest Middle School Annex will have a new home to start the year due to roof problems that have recently been uncovered. An investigation into the ten-year-old roof determined a leak developed some time ago that was concealed by the water being absorbed into foam insulation. When the…
WEST MILFORD, W.Va. — Fire destroyed a home and garage in West Milford early Monday. Volunteers from West Milford, Lost Creek, Mount Clare, and Nutter Fort responded at 2 a.m. to thehome on Vesta Drive and found the fire started in the garage and spread to the residence. No injuries were reported. The cause remains…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Two area charter schools will receive sub-grants through the Professional Charter Schools Board (PCSB). The PCSB was awarded $12.2 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Education through the Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools program. The applications are reviewed by a peer panel of three, and approval is based on…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia has announced the sentencing of eleven inmates for smuggling or attempting to smuggle drugs into various correctional institutions statewide. The facilities included in the investigation are Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Hazelton, Secure Female Facility (SFF) Hazelton, and Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Gilmer. The…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board is moving forward with focus group data collection to work toward establishing a baseline for community perceptions of the police department. Board member Megan Gandy said the initial process has included three groups and will expand as the year progresses. “We’ve been able to…
