TERRA ALTA, W.Va. — The Preston County Health Department announced that a rabid fox has been reported in the county. According to a post on the Preston County Health Department Facebook page, an independent laboratory test confirmed rabies was found in the Terra Alta area after a fox and dog encounter that took place in…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A nationally renowned trail developer is ready to present portions of a new trail network development that is ready to be put to use in the North Central West Virginia region. Village-to-Village Trails owner and co-developer of the Mountaineer Gravel project David Landis will make an appearance at the 3rd Annual Visit…
MANNINGTON, W.Va. — First responders and the Marion County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team were called to the scene of a standoff in Mannington Wednesday evening that remained active late in Wednesday night. Officials with the Marion County 911 Center reported that crews have been on scene at the 174 Buffalo Street since 4:51 p.m. They…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Visit Mountaineer Country CVB is ready to showcase plans for their large-scale, multi-county cycling project and upcoming events for 2025. The 3rd Annual Visit Mountaineer Country Tourism Summit will take place on Monday, May 5, at the West Virginia University Erickson Alumni Center starting at 8 a.m., where tourism specialists and political…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A truck driver accused of causing a deadly car crash over Cheat Lake in January will be extradited to West Virginia to face charges. A California judge served Sukhjinder Singh, 37, with a governor’s warrant Wednesday morning and ordered him into the custody of the State of West Virginia for extradition. Singh…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Insurance rates to cover Monongalia County employees will go down despite an increase in total costs for the county. The Monongalia County Commission approved to forward with an agreement to have the West Virginia Communities Risk Pool as county general liability and workers’ compensation insurance providers as part of a 2-0 vote…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Voters in Morgantown have voted not to repeal the ban on camping on public property and have rejected a proposal to allow the city manager to live outside city limits. After Article 1157, sponsored by Third Ward councilor Weez Michael, was passed in September of 2024, members of the Morgantown Coalition for…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Officials with the City of Morgantown have expressed open excitement over the increase in votes cast in the municipal election. Unofficial results released by the Morgantown City Clerk’s Office late Tuesday night reported that 1,886 ballots were cast for the 2025 Morgantown Municipal Election before accounting for provisional ballots and canvassing, beating…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Officials with the City of Fairmont have made the trip down to the nation’s capitol to advocate for Mountain State legislatures to support local projects. Fairmont City Manager Travis Blosser, Mayor Anne Boylard, and Fairmont Fire Chief Brian Starn, among others, traveled down to Washington, D.C., to speak with Senators Shelley Moore…
GRAFTON, W.Va. — A former member of the Grafton Police Department has been indicted in connection with an Aug. 2024 assault on Grand Street. Police arrived to find the victim bleeding from the head and had marks around his neck. While waiting for EMS to arrive, the victim told police Andre Cosby, 35, of Grafton,…