ELKINS, W.Va. — An Ohio man accused of attempting to run over an Elkins Police Department officer has agreed to plead guilty to one count of fleeing in a vehicle with reckless indifference. Prosecutors dropped the charged of attempted murder against Kevin Allen Strickland, 32, of Sunbury, Ohio, in the plea agreement. Assistant Randolph County…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — State officials appear to have a plan to maximize the tourism industry in West Virginia and a way to execute it. Governor Patrick Morrisey joined over 400 tourism officials from around the Mountain State, where he addressed the over $9 billion in economic impact generated by the tourism industry just last year…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The negative response to the MidAtlantic Resiliency Link (MARL) hasn’t shifted at all since the release of the preferred location by NextEra Energy Transmission. The more than 100-mile 500-kilovolt line would run from Pennsylvania to Virginia via several West Virginia counties to quench the power demand for data centers there. Delegate Rick…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The pension funds for the Morgantown firefighters and police officers appear to be on a significantly better financial footing in comparison to less than a year ago. Morgantown Finance Director Jonathan Furgison presented the annual reports for the Morgantown Policeman and Firefighters Pension and Relief Funds, where he reported that both funds…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Detectives from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department are looking for help from the public locate a suspect in the Sunday evening stabbing at Christine’s Hot Spot. Detectives have a warrant for the arrest of Devante Lavell-Maurice Smith, 32, of Detroit, Michigan, for malicious or ubnlawful assault. Smith is described as a black…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The proposal to establish a tax increment financing (TIF) district in the area of a new development in Morgantown will now have a chance to receive public input. The proposed sixth tax increment financing district that would be located within city limits was discussed by the Morgantown City Council as part of…
WESTON, W.Va. — The case against the former Lewis County youth pastor accused of sexually assaulting several young girls has been continued until February. The prosecution has notified the court of new evidence, recorded interviews from when Radcliff’s alleged victims went to the police years ago. The continuance gives both sides the opportunity to prepare…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Ruby Summer Concert Series, hosted by the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust and the City of Morgantown, has been an annual tradition since 2022. Each year, the concert series hosts 12 free community concerts on Fridays spanning in June through August. In 2023, the Ruby Summer Concert Series drew in an…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Detroit man has been found guilty of multiple counts opf selling dangerous drugs in Harrison County after a four day trial. Emmitt Renand Richardson, 52, of Detroit, Michigan, was found guilty of six charges related to the sale of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Harrison County area. Court documents said Richardson…
WILSONBURG, W.Va — One person was flown for treatment following a stabbing at a Harrison County hot spot. Deputies from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department responded around 10:30 p.m. at Christine’s Hot Spot next to the BFS on Wilsonburg Road. The Clarksburg Fire Department property in North View was sued as the landing zone for…