FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department made four arrests in an ongoing fentanyl investigation Monday. Deputies said they found evidence of drug use, paraphernalia, packaging materials, and 13 grams of a white powdery substance suspected to be fentanyl prepared for sale. Deputies arrested Mirranda Godrey, 44, Samantha Sease, 32, Jeremy Markley,…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Morgantown man accused of attempting to buy a child in Mexico will serve 10 years in federal prison for failing to update his sex offender registry before traveling internationally. Scott David Bixler, 43, was arrested in Mexico, where investigators believed he attempted to purchase a 7-year-old girl. Court documents said Bixler…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A 15-year-old reported missing from Kanawha County could be headed to the Morgantown area, according the St. Albans Police Department. Isaiah Kurtis Hawes, 15, was reported missing Jan. 29 and was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket, dark gray sweatpants and brown/tan Air Jordan shoes. The juvenile’s mother told police he…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Harrison County Sheriff Robert Matheny has released the identity of remains found in the Owings area on January 29. The joint operation between the FBI and Harrison County Sheriff’s Department recovered remains now identified as Christa Merrill of Fairmont. Merrill had been reported missing in August of 2024. Additional testing is required…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown woman has been charged after witnesses told police she strangled a 15-year-old and hit a 12-year-old in the lower back, causing visible injuries. Thursday, Morgantown police responded to a domestic incident on Glenn Street and made contact with Shanna Rice, 37, and a 15-year-old. Witnesses told police Rice was arguing…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — TheMonongalia County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a 57-year old female who has last had contact with her familys about a week ago. Tracy L. Rose is dewscribed as a white female, 5-feet 5-inches tall, 136 pounds, with red hair and blue eyes. According to family members, they last spoke to…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –– The 2025 legislative session will start February 12 and run through April 12 in Charleston. Monongalia County Delegate Joe Statler, R, 77, wants to increase school safety, give more discipline tools to teachers, and find new funding sources for fire and EMS units in the state. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,”…
WESTOVER, W.Va. — The state Division of Highways plans a pothole blitz on Holland Avenue next week that is expected to disrupt traffic. From Monday Feb 1 through Friday, February 7, 2025 crews will work from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. to repair potholes that have resulted from severe winter weather. Next month, construction on…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Officials from Hope Gas report activities associated with the Sunday explosion in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood have been completed. Crews are replacing a section of pipeline on South Chestnut Street that was not associated with the Sunday events. According to an update from the company, Hope Gas crews have been working around…
