MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Public officials for the City of Morgantown have begun to ponder the next steps to address a significant budget shortfall in the general fund. Morgantown Mayor Danielle Trumble discussed the approximately $3.2 million deficit for FY26 on WAJR’s Talk of the Town Friday, where she stated that cuts are being considered to…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The state Division of Highways has announced plans to close a portion of the ramp system at the intersection of I-68 and I-79. The I-79 south ramp to the ramp to I-68 east will be fully closed during the evening next week. The closures begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4,…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Utility Board announced that an unplanned outage occurred in the Chaplin Hill area due to a water main break that is currently under repair. The outage is reported to have affected approximately 248 customers in just over two dozen locations in the Chaplin Hill area. The affected areas include 341-1095…
TERRE ALTA, W.Va. — A Terre Alta man faces multiple charges after allegedly fighting with his mother and police during. State police responded after receiving a report from a woman saying her son was trying to kill her. The victim told police she said she didn’t know where her son, Shane Sager, 35, was because…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Health Department announced that a case of rabies was confirmed after a wild animal was captured in the northwestern part of the county. The case was confirmed by Monongalia County Health Officer Dr. Brian Huggins late Thursday afternoon after a raccoon was captured in the New Hill area near…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Delegate David McCormick, R, Monongalia, 82, wants to see more effort at the state level to bring data centers and take advantage of the provisions of House Bill 2014. House Bill 2014, the Power Generation and Consumption Act, establishes a certified microgrid program. The bill encourages data centers to locate in the…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Volunteer firefighters pulled two dogs from a Fairmont structure fir Thursday morning. Members of the Winfield District Volunteer Fire Department were called to the structure on Colfax Camp Road around 10:20 a.m. Firefighters extinguished the fire on the deck and breezeway before it advanced into theliving area. Two dogs were rescued during…
HARRISON COUNTY, WVa. –– A Harrison County elementary school teacher is one of five being considered for the 2026 Teacher of the Year. The finalists were announced Thursday by the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE). Big Elm Elementary School teacher Renee Powell is among the finalists. Powell has six years of experience as an…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — A suspect in a Berkley County kidnapping of a child was arrested in Monongalia County Wednesday night. Officials from the Berkley County Sheriff’s Department were notified by deputies in Marion County that Tiffanie Dokes-Klauser was at the truck stop at I-79and Goshen Road and had an active felony kidnapping warrant. At…
