MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Strong storm swept the northern part of the state Sunday afternoon resulting in more the 40,000 power outages, doxens of trees down, and damaged powerlines. The storm included a record breaking wind gust at the North Central West Virginia Airport of 71 miles per hour at 12:22 p.m. beating the previous record…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Detroit resident will serve more than 12 years in federal prison for selling dangerous drugs in Harrison County. Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh sentenced Davonta D. Brogdon, 32, also known as “Tay” or “Zone,” of Detroit, Michigan, to 150 months in federal prison for working with on a larger…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new proposal in the state legislature, Senate Joint Resolution 6, will take a different approach to eliminate the Business Inventory Tax. Lead sponsor Chris Rose, R, Monongalia, 2, said the proposed amendment to the Constitution also eliminates the personal property tax rebate system and provides revenue guarantees to county commissions. On…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The State Senate has passed Lauren’s Law (Senate Bill 584), which will increase penalties in cases involving dangerous illegal drugs. Lauren Cole was a 26-year-old WVU graduate seeking a master’s degree in social work when she died in July of 2020 after unknowingly ingesting a fatal dose of fentanyl. The Cole family…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Highways will conduct bridge inspections in downtown Morgantown this week that will disrupt traffic. From Monday, March 17 to Friday, March 21, crews will restrict one lane on the Walnut St. Bridge from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Flaggers will be in place to manage the flow…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County GOP Executive Committee is ready to host another public official as part of their weekly update calls during the 2025 legislative session. Committee Chair Dale Sparks announced that West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack will take part in the free Zoom virtual meeting on Sunday, March 16, where he’ll…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia National Guard’s Port Security and Resilience Assessment (PSRA) team is working across the country to assess the security profile of several strategically valuable facilities. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” Chief Warrant Officer 2 Matthew Mackey said the PSRA team, based in the Army Interagency Training and Education Center…
MARION COUNTY, W. Va.— Work during business hours to replace a Marion County bridge will close Buffalo Brink Road next week. Crews will close Buffalo Brink Road from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, March 17 through Friday,March 21 to relocate a temporary bridge to prepare for construction of a new structure. The detour route…
DAVIS, W.Va. — More details have been released into what cause a skier to die at the Timberline Mountain resort in Tucker County on Wedneday. The Tucker County Sheriff’s Department announced that investigators determined that the out-of-state guest hit a treet while skiing. Life-saving medical attention was given, but the guest was pronounced dead at…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va – A man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly following women around a Monongalia County apartment complex while nude. Tafadzwa Chapoto, 25, was taken into custody by West Virginia State Police for allegedly walking around the Mountain Valley Apartment complex fully nude on multiple occasions. According to court documents, one woman told police that…