MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University students have officially returned to Morgantown for the start of the fall semester. Over 25,000 students from across the United States and dozens of countries from around the world made their way back into the Mountain State as part of Student Move-In Weekend that started on Thursday and wrapped…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Utility Board is ready to move forward on the next phase of a highly anticipated water and sewer infrastructure project. MUB General Manager Mike McNulty announced that the directional drill setup for the Chaplin Hill/Westridge Water and Sewer Infrastructure officially commenced on Thursday with a goal to be completed by…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Multiple departments from the Morgantown area responded to an apartment fire on Saturday at The Villages at West Run in Morgantown. The fire occurred late Saturday afternoon, with at least two apartments considered a total loss. WAJR field reporters on site confirmed that the Morgantown Fire Department, the Star City Volunteer Fire Department,…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The 2025 FallFest line up at West Virginia University is heavy on local talent and scheduled for Monday night at the Rec Center Fields on the Evansdale campus. The headliner is Sierra Ferrell, a Mountain State singer-songwriter, roots musician, and four time Grammy winner. Also on the stage will be Seneca, a…
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Former Independent U.S. Senator Joe Manchin will release a memoir in September entitles Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense. , what the self-styled maverick from West Virginia calls his “declaration of independence from the extremes on both sides.” Manchin, 77, served in the Senate since 2010 and announced last year…
DAVIS, W.Va. — Tucker County-based Timberline Mountain has filed a lawsuit against the newly-enacted special EMS fee. Resort officials said the lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court challenging the two percent special emergency ambulance fee imposed on recreation and entertainment businesses passed by the Tucker County Commission and took effect January 1st. The resort…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Motorists who plan to use West Virginia University parking lots this year will have a new policy to comply with. Drivers must register accurate license plate information in the WVU Parking Portal by Sept. 1. License Plate Recognition (LPR) Technology is being used by the Parking Management team that will enable them…
VOLGA, W.Va. — A 20 year old Upshur County man has been charged with first-degree arson in connection with a blaze in an abandoned property. Bricen Siron is accused of setting the home in the Volga area of Barbour County on fire Saturday. Investigators from the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office said Siron confessed…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Georgia man who was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Morgantown home explosion that killed former West Virginia University student Carly Grozier was found not guilty. The verdict was announced in Monongalia County Magistrate Court late Wednesday afternoon, where John Bland was delivered the verdict by a six-person jury who deliberated…
