City of Morgantown to move forward with 2025 Street Paving Plan
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A new paving plan for the City of Morgantown appears to be on track to be given a full green light. The Morgantown City Council unanimously approved moving the 2025 City Street Paving Plan to their agenda, where just over 40 roads are currently projected to be paved within six wards at…
Mine rescue competition underway in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Post 5 Mine Rescue and West Virginia State Mine Rescue Competition is being held at Mylan Park through Aug. 1. The director of WVU’s Academy for Mine Training and Energy Technologies Josh Brady said 21 teams from three states are participating. Two teams were unable to compete due to ongoing operations…
Two pulled from Deckers Creek following SUV crash
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two people are recovering after being pulled from Deckers Creek after a Monday crash involving an SUV. MECCA 911 dispatched first responders to Route 7 near the intersection of Pixler Hill Road at 10:30 p.m. West Virginia State Police troopers said the SUV on its top with the two occupants trapped inside.…
Fairmont State University President Mike Davis nears completion of 55-county tour
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Fairmont State University President Mike Davis is on the final leg of his 2025 “Tour of West Virginia,” which continues through August 1. The tour fulfills a commitment Davis made in 2023 to visit all 55 counties in the Mountain State—a promise he will have kept by the end of this trip.…
Nine hurt in three vehicle crash involving an ambulance
WESTON, W.Va. — State police are investigating a three vehicle crash Sunday on I-79 in Lewis County involving an ambulance that injured nine people. An ambulance operated by Harrison County EMS ambulance collided with a personal van while merging onto the roadway. The impact caused the personal vehicle to hit another car. Troopers closed the…
Statewide organization seeks accountability following state hospital standoff
WESTON, W.Va. — A statewide organization with a lawsuit pending against the state Department of Health Facilities (DHF) is responding to the recent armed standoff at the William R. Sharpe Jr. Psychiatric Hospital. Disability Rights West Virginia has filed a lawsuit in Cabell County, alleging the agency is withholding documents that would demonstrate mismanagement and…
Fairmont officials prepare for FEMA and disaster relief efforts
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — With a federal disaster declaration now in place, officials in the city of Fairmont are providing space for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) staff to assist residents impacted by the flash flooding over Father’s Day weekend. Speaking on WAJR’s Talk of the Town, Fairmont City Manager Travis Blosser said that while residents…
WVU Cancer Institute Hosts Concert To Raise Funds For Breast Cancer Research
WESTOVER, W.Va. — A benefit concert held in honor of the late Tonie Renner Gentile, who passed from breast cancer in early 2023, will be held at the Westover VFW on July 26th at 6 p.m. Gentile, a beloved individual who grew up in Granville, made it her mission to assist others as she worked…