GRAFTON, W.Va. — The former EMS director for Taylor County has pleaded guilty to a felony count of forgery. The Taylor County Prosecutors Office announced that Gavin Watkins, 29, pleaded guilty to the charge before Taylor County Judge Shawn Nines on April 21 where he was ordered to pay restitution and serve at least 1-10…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In Morgantown, law enforcement, firefighters, and public works crews swiftly responded to the flurry of calls during severe weather Saturday. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” Fire Chief Gary Freshour said his department and the police are the first agencies to get a sense of how serious an event is based on…
HARRISON COUNTY, W.Va. – Harrison County first responders rescued two people entrapped in a vehicle after an accident on Wednesday night. Emergency crews responded to an accident with entrapment on Shinnston Pike in Clarksburg at around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday. According to 911 officials fire departments for Spelter, Lumberport and Clarksburg responded to the call, along…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — On Wednesday, a group of about 100 gathered near the Morgantown National Institute for Health and Safety (NIOSH) office to protest recent mass firings by the federal government. About 185 members of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 3430 were terminated in early April , most by email. Local President Cathy…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department has officially hired new deputies to fully staff their police force. Sheriff Todd Forbes introduced incoming deputies Cadon Skavinsky, Andrew Mounts, Hunter Brewer, Ethan Weiss Knepp, Tavion Dillistone, Christopher Reseter, and Gavin Hissam in front of the Monongalia County Commission ahead of their formal approval to be…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — An Elkins man will serve time in federal prison after he was found guilty for being part of a Morgantown drug ring that trafficked drugs from Philadelphia. The United States Department of Justice announced that William Durnal, 60, will spend 100 months (8 years, 4 months) behind bars after he sold and…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — More development planned for the Harmony Grove TIF District has received a formal green light on a county level. The Monongalia County Commission unanimously approved a combination of resolutions around both the original $21.5 million bond issuance for the TIF as well as an expansion of the TIF boundaries, both of which…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Marion County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Mannington man for allegedly impersonating an FBI agent after burglarizing a trailer. Kaleb Rhoades, 33, is accused of breaking into a trailer on Sycamore Hollow Road at approximately 1 a.m. Tuesday morning where he allegedly stole multiple items from the trailer including a pistol. According to…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Owens & Minor medical warehouse originally set to open in the WestRidge development has found a new home near the Morgantown Industrial Park and will open in June. The $50 million project was initially planned to open in February of 2024 in the WestRidge development and it is not known why…
