MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In Monongalia County, K–12 students return to the classroom on August 20, and pre-K students return the following day for the 2024–25 school year. Families have about three weeks left to enjoy the summer break, and two Monongalia County Schools employees have ideas to keep your children engaged. On WAJR’s “Ask the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown couple have been charged with child abuse after a juvenile in their care said they used a belt as a form of discipline. Investigators learned the information May 28 during an interview at the Morgantown Child Advocacy Center. The adult who filed the complaint told West Virginia State Police that…
GRANVILLE, W.Va. — A Morgantown man has been charged with third degree sexual assault after an incident with a juvenile Saturday. Police were called to a residence in Granville on Madden Road on a report that Jaysiah Dawson, 21, had been involved sexually with a juvenile despite know the childwas underage. The person who filed…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In Morgantown, downtown property owner Tricia DiCenso is providing first-hand accounts of damage she has suffered and dangers encountered by property owners and visitors. DiCenso, with Red Brick Properties is one of several downtown business owners who have documented damages and have called for action from the city council for at least…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A couple from Pennsylvania faces child neglect charges following an accident investigation on I-79 on Saturday. Troopers from the West Virginia State Police made contact with the driver, identified as Christin Bernhisel, 42, of Waynesborough, Pennsylvania, at the 139-mile marker, who police said showed signs of impairment. She failed field sobriety tests,…
MOATSVILLE, W.Va. A suspect from Moatsville is behind bars after police say he assaulted a woman and fled from police over the weekend. Deputies from the Barbour County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene in the Arden area Saturday and witnessed Christopher Wagner, 33, slamming a woman to the ground by the throat. When deputies…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — University High School in Morgantown will host the Mathematics Revised Standards Rollout at INVEST (Infuse, Network, Value, Engage, Support, Target) Conference Monday, July 22 through Wednesday, July 24. Academic Support Coordinator Tim Flatley said about 150 teachers from across the state will have two days to review updated standards and get familiar…
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — The body of a 44-year old Morgantown man missing near Summersville Lake has been recovered. Troopers from the West Virginia State Police confirmed the body Scott David Saylor, of Morgantown, was recovered from the lake around 8:20 a.m. Friday in the Battle Run Beach area. Saylor was last seen in the area…
WORTHINGTON, W.Va. Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department are looking for help from the public to solve a hit-and-run involving an 81-year-old victim. Detectives believe the man was walking along Route 218 near Worthington on Tuesday evening or early Wednesday when he was struck. The impact threw the man into nearby Helens Run Creek,…
