MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Members of the public, along with a member of the Morgantown City Council, took part in an open regular meeting of the Morgantown Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board with statistics as the primary conversation piece. The board convened at the Ascend West Virginia headquarters in downtown Morgantown early Wednesday evening, where…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Commission will officially voice disapproval over the proposed Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link to officials on a state level. A formal letter disapproving the just over 105-mile transmission power line project proposed by NextEra Energy was unanimously approved during the commission’s regular meeting Wednesday ahead of being sent to the offices…
WESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments in a case regarding a new Vadalia Health facility in Weston. The case, St. Joseph’s Hospital of Buckhannon Inc. vs. Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital Co., involves the proposed new $56 million, 29-bed Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital located at the intersection of Rt. 33 and I-79,…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Hazel’s House of Hope on Scott Avenue will likely not be the home for the warming shelter for Monongalia County residents this year. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” Morgantown mayor and Morgantown Community Resources Board member Danielle Trumble said the issues surrounding the homeless population have been cited as the reason…
MORGANTOWN, W,Va. — The Jim Dunn Run will be held on the Morgantown in the Wharf District Friday, Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” Darlene Dunn, Dunn’s wife said Jim always ran in the Twilight Five Miler and after his passing they renamed the vent in his honor and established…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — The Clinton Volunteer Fire Department location on Grafton Road has been designated as the drop off point for items to help a family recover from a Monday fire. No injuries were reported in the blaze on Owl Creek Road that was fought by eight departments on Owl Creek Road Monday afternoon.…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Select members of the Morgantown City Council have openly called on municipalities located around the city to increase their efforts to support the area’s supported warming shelter. Morgantown Deputy Mayor Brian Butcher openly pointed out officials with the Town of Star City, the Town of Granville, and the City of Westover, as…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Fire Marshal’s Office has now been given formal approval to have a dog trained to detect fire accelerants be a part of their team. The Morgantown City Council unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with the city and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to have an accelerant detection canine…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A judge in Marion County has set bond for the leader of the Pagan Motorcycle Club after a mistrial was declared in his murder trial. Ryan Lane was the sixth defendant accused in the Oct. 2022 killing of Henry Silver in Carolina. After nine days of testimony and two days of deliberations…
BELINGTON, W.Va. — A couple in Barbour County couple has been charged after failing to report an incident of sexual assault and officials believe that failure to report resulted in an assault of an additional juvenile. Deputies from the Barbour County Sheriff’s Department interviewed Robert Bremingan, 41, and Shawnel Bremingan, 40 Sept. 11 regarding a…