MANNINGTON, W.Va. — A police standoff that took place in Mannington on Wednesday and lasted for several hours resulted in two people being charged with child neglect. The West Virginia State Police announced that Jason Kellar, 34, of Mannington, and Christina Mackey, 41, of Mannington, have both been charged with child neglect after the residence…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The Bridgeport Police Department has received an unclaimed property check in the amount of $10,000 from State Treasurer Larry Pack. The check for $10,812 was the Bridgeport share of the firearm auction held in Charleston on March 27. The weapons are outdated, unclaimed, or evidence in cases that have been decided. Bridgeport…
MONONGAH, W.Va. — A suspect in a domestic violence incident Wednesday in Mannington who fled from police has been captured. Jason Kellar, 34, was arrested at 9 a.m. Friday morning at his mother’s home in Monongah. Police responded to a report of a dosmestic incident at a residence on Buffalo Street, but Kellar fled the…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — One person was killed and three injured in a Wednesday crash on Grafton Road. Deputies from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department said Brian Livengood, of Rivesville, was southbound on a motorcycle with a pickup truck behind him driven by Jerry Robinson, of Barbour County, at 6 p.m. when a northbound vehicle…
MANNINGTON, W.Va. — A suspect remains at large following a Mannington standoff with West Virginia State Police Wednesday. Troopers responded to a report of a domestic incident in which Michael Jason Kellar, 34, may have barricaded himself in a residence with a firearm on Buffalo Street. A six-hour standoff followed, and police believe at some…
TERRA ALTA, W.Va. — The Preston County Health Department announced that a rabid fox has been reported in the county. According to a post on the Preston County Health Department Facebook page, an independent laboratory test confirmed rabies was found in the Terra Alta area after a fox and dog encounter that took place in…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A nationally renowned trail developer is ready to present portions of a new trail network development that is ready to be put to use in the North Central West Virginia region. Village-to-Village Trails owner and co-developer of the Mountaineer Gravel project David Landis will make an appearance at the 3rd Annual Visit…
MANNINGTON, W.Va. — First responders and the Marion County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team were called to the scene of a standoff in Mannington Wednesday evening that remained active late in Wednesday night. Officials with the Marion County 911 Center reported that crews have been on scene at the 174 Buffalo Street since 4:51 p.m. They…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Visit Mountaineer Country CVB is ready to showcase plans for their large-scale, multi-county cycling project and upcoming events for 2025. The 3rd Annual Visit Mountaineer Country Tourism Summit will take place on Monday, May 5, at the West Virginia University Erickson Alumni Center starting at 8 a.m., where tourism specialists and political…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A truck driver accused of causing a deadly car crash over Cheat Lake in January will be extradited to West Virginia to face charges. A California judge served Sukhjinder Singh, 37, with a governor’s warrant Wednesday morning and ordered him into the custody of the State of West Virginia for extradition. Singh…