MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A 29-year-old Morgantown man is behind bars accused of driving recklessly while legally drunk with a 7-year-old girl in the car. On Friday, West Virginia State Police said a car driven by Alexander Kerns was stopped near Airport Boulevard after allegedly passing multiple vehicles on Route 705. Troopers determined Kerns had a…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a 15-year-old male reported missing over the weekend. Jacob Thomas Miavitz was last seen Monday morning at 2:30 a.m. at his residence on Bennett Drive in Brookhaven. Miavitz is described as a 15-year-old white male, 5-feet 7-inches tall, and 145 pounds. Miavitz was last…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. The top junior divers in the country are coming to the Peak Health Aquatic Center at Mylan Park for the 2024 USA Diving Junior National Championship. The competition runs from Monday, July 29 through Wednesday, August 7, according to USA Diving Event Coordinator Owen Weymouth. “This is one of the largest diving…
(Written by Savannah Jones) CHEAT LAKE W.Va – Locals gathered at beloved family-owned restaurant Ruby and Ketchy’s Friday to celebrate its last day of service after a 66-year run in Cheat Lake. The restaurant, which opened in 1958 across from the Morgantown speedway, announced it would close its doors and reside under new management last…
ELKINS, W.Va. Deputies in Randolph County arrested a 31-year-old man after making false crime reports Thursday at the Walmart off Beverly Five Lane. Deputies from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of an attack on a male juvenile in the bathroom that was made by Stephen Mason, 31. At the scene. Mason…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –– A contractor working for the Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) will completely close Van Voorhis Road from Sunday, July 28 at 5 a.m. through Monday, July 29 at 5 a.m. As part of the state Department of Highways project to widen Van Voorhis Road, crews with the contractor will be replacing 60-feet of…
CAMP DAWSON, W.Va. The West Virginia National Guard and the Irregular Warfare Center are conducting a major exercise with two training goals. On MetroNews “Talkline,” West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General Bill Crane said Ridge Runner trains soldiers on how to conduct operations in potentially contested areas, and Ridge Healer trains soldiers on how to…
PRESTON COUNTY, W.Va. Members of the Preston County Sheriff’s Department were able to diffuse a mental health episode on Wednesday on the I-68 overpass at exit 29 in Hazelton. Deputies responded after several 911 calls describing a male, possibly in mental distress, getting ready to jump from the bridge. Deputies arrived to find the man…
AURORA, W.Va. Deputies in Preston County have arrested a 39-year-old man after he allegedly fired a weapon near his home while a family was inside. On Wednesday, deputies responded to a residence on Brookside Road in Aurora for a shots fired call and observed Donald Nair, 39, of Aurora, with a loaded firearm in his…
