MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Rainfall totals in the Morgantown area for June and year-to-date each set top-five all-time records. The month of June was the fourth highest since records have been kept, with 8.65 inches of rainfall. The next highest total goes back to 1972, when the area received 9.42 inches of rain. “The fourth highest…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — New Morgantown City Manager Jamie Miller has officially made a formal introduction as part of city administration. Miller officially took part in her first official Morgantown City Council meeting as city manager on Tuesday, where she received endorsements from every single member on the council as well as many city administrators. With…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The new iteration of Morgantown City Council will have Fifth Ward Councilor Danielle Trumble as mayor and Seventh Ward Councilor Brian Butcher as deputy mayor. Trumble was selected in a 4-3 vote, with Butcher, along with new Second Ward Councilor Jodie Hollingshead and new Sixth Ward Councilor Mark Downs, voting in support…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The newly elected representatives for the Second and Sixth Ward seats on Morgantown City Council are now officially sworn in. Second Ward Councilor Jodie Hollingshead and Sixth Ward Councilor Mark Downs took their respective oaths of office during the council’s regular meeting Tuesday, where they offered appreciation towards the residents who voted…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A Cross Lanes woman has been charged in Upshur County for allegedly threatening a 68-year-old man with a scoped rifle while wearing body armor. The West Virginia State Police announced that Jocelyn Krum, 28, of Cross Lanes, was arrested after the reported incident that occurred on Sunday at a Buckhannon home located…
ELKINS, W.Va. — A Valley Head man accused of injuring two Randolph County Sheriff’s deputies while driving drunk has been formally charged on multiple counts. The Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced that James Brice Scott, 19 of Valley Head, was indicted on three DUI related charges and three separate vehicle related offenses for allegedly…
GRAFTON, W.Va. — Police in Grafton have arrested three people after finding drugs within reach of a 16-year-old. Police conducted trash pulls at the home where Sheila Bowman, 43; Gary Moyer, 74; and Clyde Bowman, 45, resided with the child after receiving tips about drug-related activity for the last six months. Investigators said burnt foils,…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Upheaval continues in the city of Bridgeport. Former Director of Engineering and Public Utilities Beth Fox has filed a lawsuit accusing current and former employees of discrimination, harassment, and defamation. The suit was filed Monday in the Northern District of West Virginia and accuses former City Manager Pat Ford of sex discrimination…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — Emergency repairs are underway on I-79 northbound at the Goshen Road exit following a truck fire that was first reported around 2 a.m. Monday. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” State Division of Highways (DOH) District 4 Engineer Earl Gaskins said speed is the likely factor in a crash that resulted…
PHILIPPI, W.Va. –– The Tygart Lake drowning victim has been identified as Dustin Nixon, 19. Nixon was swimming with friends Sunday afternoon at Tygart Lake near the Barbour/Taylor County line when he went under and did not resurface. Officials from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources said his body was recovered a 7 p.m.…