MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — Progress is being made with restoration efforts in the Clinton Water Association area, and many will get water service back very soon. The water distribution effort will continue today at the Hornbeck Road Walmart and the Clinton Water Association office at 703 Green Bag Road from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — In the Clinton Water Association service area, progress is being made to restore water, but it doesn’t look like customers will have water this weekend. Representative Patrick Kirby said that means the 11,000 customers in the district remain under a Boil Water/Conservation Advisory until further notice. Kirby said crews have made…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Representatives with the Morgantown Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board want to meet with members of local law enforcement to review policies related to use of force. In response to anonymous written concerns submitted to the board members over a police interaction during St. Patrick’s Day weekend and unconfirmed reports of U.S.…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Representatives with AAA have started to advise residents of an expansion of a statewide law that mandates motorists to slow down and pull into another lane if they see a vehicle parked on the side of the road. Director of Public Affairs for the AAA East Central Office Jim Garrity discussed the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The trend of declining overdose deaths in the state continues and is now setting a record nationally. Over the last two months, the state has recorded the largest drop in opioid overdose deaths, with a 41 percent decrease. According to the West Virginia First Foundation and the federal government, opioid-related deaths are…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Fairmont woman faces animal cruelty and neglect charges following an investigation by city police and child protective services. July 9, members of the Fairmont Police Department assisted agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) with a search warrant at a home on Hunsaker Street in Fairmont. Officers…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — Clinton Water District customers along Grafton Road have been battling pressure and availability issues since July 3. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” representative Patrick Kirby said 15 percent of the 11,000 customers are directly impacted by the outage, and a total of 6,000 customers are included in the boil advisory/conservation…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Mountain State nonprofit that aims to support and advocate for West Virginia women in the workforce is ready to accept applications for their pre-apprenticeship program focused on construction. WV Women Work Inc. announced that an application portal is officially open for the Step Up for Women Construction Training Program, a 12-week…
