MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Utility Board has plans for downtown work that will disrupt traffic this week. Crews will place a 26-inch water line as part of the Chaplin Hill Project that will disrupt traffic at several downtown intersections. The work will begin Tuesday, November 4 at 8 a.m. and continue through Wednesday, November…
WESTOVER, W.Va. — A Pennsylvania man is behind bars after a suspected brutal assault in a hotel over the weekend. Westover police charged Landin Shaffer, 19, of Buena Vista, Pa., with one count of malicious assault and one count of strangulation after an investigation at the Sonesta Hotel Saturday. Workers at the front desk called…
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — A Philippi man is behind bars after police allege he assaulted man in a wheelchair at a convenience store. On Oct. 29, Barbour County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Sheetz in Philippi and learned Jessie Satterfield, 40, was in a verbal altercation with the disabled person he is charged to care for.…
WESTON, W.Va. — A 29-year old Pittsburgh man is behind bars after a pursuit early Sunday morning with speeds reaching 115 miles perhour. A deputy from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop the vehicle driven by Francisco Sanchez around 1:54 a.m. in Weston. The deputy said Sanchez drove the wrong way on local…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Since 2011, the City of Morgantown Urban Archery Deer Hunt has provided hundreds of pounds of ground venison to area churches and organizations that support feeding programs in the county. Last week, the group of volunteer hunters made a donation of 776 pounds of ground venison just as the government shutdown claimed…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monongalia County Schools Superintendent Eddie Campbell will travel to Charleston to see if funds can be allocated to support improvements at Mountainview Elementary School. Campbell announced to the Monongalia County Board of Education during their last October regular meeting that he will be meeting with officials from the West Virginia School Building…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Education is ready to host the first-ever Farm to School Conference that will involve educators, farmers, and students from around the Mountain State. The inaugural conference will begin on Tuesday, November 4, starting at 8 a.m. as part of a two-day event that will be hosted at…
PRESTON COUNTY, W.Va. — The Public Service Commission (PSC) is accepting public comments on the proposed Brandonville Solar project that, if approved, could be operational by late 2027. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” Delegate George Street, R-Preston, 83, vice chairman of the House Energy and Manufacturing Committee, said many of his constituents believe the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – David McCormick, Assistant Majority Leader for the House of Delegates, was recently named Vice Chairman of the House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism Committee. The committee works together to promote economic development, support local farmers and agribusinesses, and productively market the state to visitors. McCormick joined WAJR’s “Talk of the Town” to further…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The City of Fairmont is ready for the return of the city’s first craft beer festival just in time for the Halloween weekend. Main Street Fairmont will host the 2nd Annual Frank n Stein Craft Beer Festival on Saturday, November 1, starting at 2 p.m., where close to two dozen breweries as…