MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Health Department is prepared to participate in the free annual distribution of naloxone, a substance used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Representatives with the MCHD Quick Response Team will be joined by local volunteers at 10 different locations around the Morgantown area to take part in…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Deputies from the Upshur County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a suspect accused of selling dangerous drugs within 1,000 feet of a school. Dale Cutright, 36, AKA “Cutty,” has numeroud tattoos and is thought to be in the Upshur County area. Cutright was indicted earlier this month for delivery of a controlled…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Board of Education hopes to continue to see county school systems be supported by legislatures that represent the county in Charleston. The County BOE hosted seven elected officials as part of their annual legislative meetings that were hosted on Tuesday, a record number for the number of legislators that…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — The portion of the Mason Dixon Highway that was closed for several hours after a crash that involved two tractor-trailers has reopened. The crash and hazardous materials cleanup closed the Mason Dixon Highway for several hours, according to Monongalia County Sheriff Todd Forbes. The crash was reported to MECCA 911 at…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Police Department has released the 2024 edition of the Clery Act report. The report shows no major increases from the 2023 edition and has added hazing information to the data. “Every day, our sworn officers, campus safety officers, dispatchers and other staff members work diligently to ensure our…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Clarksburg police made an arrest and a dog was euthanized as a result of a recent incident in that city. On June 24th, police responded to the property of David Weekley in Clarksburg to assist with an investigation into suspected animal cruelty. Police said the dog had been laying in feces, had…
TERRA ALTA, W.Va. — City Hall in Terra Alta has reopened following an exposure to narcotics on Monday. Clerk Cam Sisler said a resident found a wallet around noon and turned it in at city hall. Sisler and her co-worker, the only two in the building, went through the wallet to find identification and stumbled…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -For the first time in a decade, the state Economic Development Conference is being held in the city of Bridgeport at the Conference Center in the planned community of Charles Pointe. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” President of the West Virginia Economic Development Council and Executive Director of the Huntington Area Development…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Deputies from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department are for a missing 39 year old woman and are looking for tips from the public. Brittany Nichelle Brown was last seen at 3:45 p.m. on Monday at the Aldi store in the Eastpointe Center and again in the Sardis are. Brown is described as…
GRAFTON, W.Va. — The Arthurdale woman accused of killing her mother with a lethal dose of insulin has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison. In May of 2023, Kelly Moore, 61, of Aurthurdale, was living with her mother in Grafton when she injected her mother with 20 units of insulin. Taylor County Prosecutor…