PRESTON COUNTY, W.Va. — Members of the US Marshals Service Mountain State Fugitive Task Force with assistance from multiple agencies arrested a suspect in an aggravated murder investigation in Ohio Wednesday. Waymon Donat, 19, was apprehended in the 1200 block of Cales Road in the Masontown area without incident. Donat is accused of shooting and…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The location for the 2025-26 warming shelter in Monongalia has been determined after a special meeting of Morgantown Community Resources Wednesday morning. MCR board member and Monongalia County Commissioner Jeff Arnett said the Nitor Suites facility on West Run Road, operated by the West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness, will be the…
SUTTON, W.Va. — A former youth pastor accused of sexual misconduct with young girls facing nearly 100 charges in Lewis, Harrison, and Nicholas Counties faces a new indictment for the same charges. John Radcliff has now been indicted in Braxton County for three counts of abuse by a parent, guardian, or custodian, three counts of…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Ronald McDonald House, located in Morgantown, will be hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 9th at 10 a.m. to celebrate both its 35th anniversary and recent major renovations and expansions they have made to the house. In addition, the Ronald McDonald House will also be hosting an open house and offering…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Parameters on how the Marilla Park Improvement Project will be supported through lease revenue bonds have now been given formal approval by the Morgantown City Council. The council unanimously passed a supplemental parameter resolution during their regular meeting Tuesday, which authorized the conveyance of real property to the Morgantown Building Commission to…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Members of the Monongalia County Commission hope to have more input into the developments at the Morgantown Municipal Airport. The commission met with all seven members of the Morgantown City Council along with Morgantown Airport Director Jonathan Vrabel as part of a special meeting hosted by the council on Tuesday, where Commissioner…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Flood recovery efforts continue across the state, but the response has been quantified, and leaders said they are preparing for change with the next disaster that could require assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Doug Buffington told members of the Joint Legislative…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The United Way of Harrison and Doddridge County kicked their 2026 campaign, “United Lights the Way” off this year at the North Central West Virginia Airport with a “Plane Pull” Tuesday. As a result of the 2025 campaign, nearly 5,000 families received primary healthcare services, almost 900 senior citizens received a meal…
ELKINS, W.Va — Deputies from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department have made one arrest after a lengthy investigation into an unlicensed contractor. Charles Simmons, 53, of Elkins, has been charged with four felony counts of fraudulent schemes in Randolph County Officials allege on several occassions Simmons was hired to complete work he was paid to…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — At the recent 2025 Governor’s Conference for Tourism at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, Visit Mountaineer Country CVB won three awards and played a key role in another. The tourism industry generates more than $9 billion each year in economic development and supports 60,000 jobs. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,”…