ELKINS, W.Va. — An Ohio man has been charged with attempted murder after trying hit a police officer and fleeing the scene. On March 27, Kevin Strickland, 33, of Sunbury, Ohio, was stopped by an officer with the Elkins Police Department for having non-working head light. When Strickland admitted to having marijuana in the car…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Members of Bridgeport City Council have unanimously selected Joe Shuttleworth as the interim city manager. Shuttleworth, the current Director of Parks and Recreation, will take over for Pat Ford, who was terminated by the council last week. He became the director of the Parks and Recreation Department in 2018 after more than…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine has officially cut the ribbon on a new facility that will aim to train new nurses in the Mountain State. WVU Health System President and CEO Albert Wright, along with Chief Nursing Executive Melanie Heuston and Assistant Vice President of Nursing Education Tanya Rodgers, was on hand for the ceremony…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State legislatures are ready to make a final push on several proposals as the legislative session comes to a close. With less than three days left in the session, Monongalia County Senator Mike Oliverio offered an update on WAJR’s Talk of the Town on Thursday regarding what he expects to see heading…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An 18-month food box program in Morgantown provided more than 1,500 households with food during the period. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” grant writer with the city, Robyn Hess, said there was an opportunity to apply for unspent coronavirus relief funds through the state Community Development Block Grant program Community Advancement…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A local youth focused robotics team has just returned home from competing in Tennessee. Mountaineer Area Robotics (MARS) team 2614, a Morgantown based team made up of 41 students from five different counties, competed in the Smoky Mountains Regional during the first weekend in April. The team competed for three days as…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Attorney General J.B. McCuskey attended the coal-related executive order signing ceremony recently and won extra support for a New York lawsuit directed at the state. On WAJRs “Talk of the Town,” McCuskey said it was an unforgettable experience to witness in-person President start what could become the resurrection of the coal industry.…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) has recognized two area schools as Exemplary Practice Schools. Mylan Park Elementary School in Monongalia County and the White Hall Elementary School in Marion County have been honored as members of the 2025 class of West Virginia Exemplary Practice Schools. Mylan Park Elementary School is…
