MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — A planned power outage by Mon Power will close a small portion of Cheat Road Saturday evening. The outage is planned from Saturday, October 4 from 9 p.m. through Sunday October 5 at 6 a.m. Customers in the vicinity of Brandywine Estates, Canyon George Road, Canyon School Road, Champagne Drive, Chardonnay…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A building collapse early Friday morning in Fairmont is under investigation. The building collapse was reported at 1:30 a.m. on Monroe Street. Monroe Street is now closed from Adams Street to Hull Alley. The investigation is underway, and it is unclear how severe the collapse is or if there are injuries.
LOST CREEK, W.Va. — All lanes on I-79 northbound in Harrison County are reopened after two crashes caused significant delays Thursday afternoon. Around noon a tractor-trailer carrying cake mix rolled at mile marker 109 in the Lost Creek area. The crash and spill closed the left lane of the northbound side. Officials said 42,000 pounds…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — Wednesday for the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department was a busy one. A significant crash on I-79 northbound at the I-69 split during the morning commute, a terroristic threat investigation, and an emergency aircraft landing in the western end of the county. Forbes said at about 2:44 p.m. deputies and other emergency…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A multiple vehicle crash on Route 50 Westbound in Clarksburg has injured one person and caused extensive traffic delays. Three accidents involving seven vehicles were reported around 7:30 Thursday morning just beyond the Joyce Street exit and was described as a chain reaction incident. One person was transported with unspecified injuries.
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — Emergency responders in Monongalia County mobilized around the western part of the county Wednesday afternoon after a small aircraft made an emergency landing just south of Core. Officials with MECCA 911 confirmed that the small aircraft landed just before 3:00 p.m. Wednesday near the area of Little Indian Creek Road and…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department announced that one person was taken into custody after county schools were placed on a ‘Code Silver’ alert Wednesday. According to a press release, the county sheriff’s department was made aware of an individual making terroristic threats at around 11:30 a.m., which prompted an immediate investigation. After…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The rash of financial problems forcing mostly rural school systems to consolidate is largely being blamed on two factors: the state school funding formula and the addition of options like homeschooling or charter schools. The growing list of counties includes Preston, Wetzel, Randolph, Barbour, and Wood Counties. On WAJR’s “Talk of the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It appears that steady progress continues to be made on establishing a locked-in location for the Morgantown area warming shelter. Representatives with Morgantown Community Resources were on hand for a special meeting of Morgantown City Council on Tuesday, where they were joined by representatives with the West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Reported concerns over unmarked utility vehicles working in the western end of Monongalia County have prompted the county commission to give formal approval to contractors working on broadband infrastructure. Commissioners unanimously approved a letter of authorization to be utilized by Comcast and independent contractors working with the firm to allow for them…