MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Metal detectors will greet fans for the first time at Milan Puskar Stadium when the Mountaineers take on Penn State Saturday. The devices produced by CEIA OPENGATE are part of the Campus Self Defense Act that into effect July 1 this year and will become a fixture at home games this season.…
WEST UNION, W.Va. — Police in West Union are offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of those responsible for they from the Blockhouse Cemetery Mausoleum. Police Chief Chris Garner said the theft of a set of iron doors and and asmall window likely occurred within the past week. “It…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Vice-Chair of the West Virginia Board of Governors and Presidential Search Committee Chair Dr. Patrice Harris has released the following letter to update the executive search process and scheduled listening sessions. Aug. 7, 2024 Dear West Virginia University Community, I am writing to share the next steps in our search for the…
(Written by Joe Nelson) DAYBROOK, W.Va. — The towns of Daybrook and Fariview are ready to celebrate the conclusion of the summer with the annual Clay District Fair. The festivities will begin on Wednesday, August 7 in the southern side of Daybrook and will continue at the Clay District Fairgrounds in Fairview until Saturday, August…
ELKINS, W.Va. — A worksite fight in Randolph County has left one worker recovering at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital with a brain bleed and several broken bones in his face. On Aug. 2, deputies with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department were called to the Davis Medical Center on a report that a victim of a…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Commissioners in Monongalia County have approved a request from the town of Granville to place a charter change on the November ballot to align their elections with the state. The measure will appear on the November ballot, and if approved, the final independent election will be held in June 2025 for one-year…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Members of Teamsters Local 175 employed at River Oaks in Clarksburg have voted by a 93-percent margin to reject the latest offer from the company and authorize a strike. The approximately 45 Teamsters on staff are Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) and workers in housekeeping and dietary. Union officials said many employees are…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. A Bridgeport police officer has been arrested and charged with two counts of stalking and one count of obtaining confidential public information after a series of incidents with his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend. Between July 2023 and April 2024, William Townsend, who during that time was employed as a police officer in the…
