MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — On Tuesday, voters will end a continuing debate in the city of Morgantown—the proposed ban on camping in municipal areas. The Morgantown City Council passed the camping ban in September of 2024, and then members of the Morgantown Coalition for Housing Action successfully submitted an amended petition to have it repealed or…
WHEELING, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia Appalachian Laborers District Council are taking part in charitable activities across the Mountain State. Members have participated in a variety of activities as part of the Laborers Rising program, with the most recent being the Morgantown area community cleanups that were organized by Morgantown City Councilor Louise…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Early voting turnout numbers for the 2025 Morgantown Municipal Election have been released by the city that showed numbers nearly exact to the number of ballots cast in 2023. The Morgantown City Clerk’s Office announced that 716 early voting ballots were cast over a ten-day period that took place between April 16…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia First Foundation (WVFF) is encouraged by recent data released showing a continued decrease in overdose deaths statewide. Now, they want to better understand the data and work to find the most effective treatments for those suffering from substance abuse disorder. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” Executive Director Jonathan…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority wants county residents to look around their homes to see if they have old electronics they’d be willing to recycle. The 2025 iteration of the annual Spring E-Cycling Event will take place at the Sam’s Club located in the University Town Center on Saturday, April 26,…
MORGANTOWN W.Va. –- Morgantown community members are invited to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 26th, an initiative to reduce access to unused, unneeded, and expired prescription medications. Executive Director for the West Virginia First Foundation, Jonathan Board, said the initiative, hosted nationwide by the Drug Enforcement Administration, aims to lessen…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Polls will be closed ahead of the final day of early voting for the 2025 Morgantown Municipal Election. Morgantown City Clerk Christine Wade announced on WAJR’s Talk of the Town Thursday morning that the early voting polls located at the Historic Train Depot at Hazel Ruby McQuain Park will be closed on…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A 63 year old Fairmont man has been charged with attempted murder after police allege he stabbed a victim with a screwdriver. Fairmont Police Department were dispatched to Jefferson Street Thursday and determined the victim was stabbed and his left side slashed with a screwdriver. Police said Michael Gibbons is accused of…
