WESTOVER, W.Va. — The City of Westover now has an official starting date for the long-awaited Holland Avenue sewer line replacement project. Thrasher Group Senior Project Manager Doug Smith reported to the Westover City Council during their regular meeting Monday that the approximately $2.96 million project will officially begin on March 24. This will start…
ROANOKE CO., Va. — A former Morgantown city councilman and upstart lawyer arrested in connection with a series of commercial burglaries in northern Virginia was granted a continuance in his arraignment. Ryan Wallace, of Roanoke County, Va., had his initial arraignment hearing on Monday, according to the Roanoke County General District Court online database for…
MASONTOWN, W.Va. — A Kingwood man is in custody after allegedly leading deputies on a high-speed chase through Preston and Monongalia counties in early February. Richard Brandau, 41, was arrested on Sunday for the incident on February 2nd where he allegedly left the Circle K in Masontown and was followed by a deputy who was…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — An aide at the North View Elementary School in Clarksburg has been arrested after a juvenile was allegedly exposed to sexually explicit materials in her home in Clarksburg. Troopers began an investigation after a domestic incident was reported at the home of Teresa Stutler, 45, of Clarksburg, November 1 when a juvenile…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown firefighters extinguished a fire in the apartments above the Phoenix Bakery at the intersection of Brockway Avenue and Kingwood Streets Sunday. The fire was dispatched just after 6 p.m. and was reported to be under control around 6:30 p.m. No damage estimate is available and the cause is under investigation. The…
MONONGALIA, COUNTY, W.Va. — Detectives from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department have concluded the investigation into a fatal crash January 19 on the I-68 eastbound bridge over Cheat Lake. January 19 deputies from the sheriff’s department responded to a report of a jack-knifed tractor-trailer driven by Sukhjinder Singh, of New York. Singh told deputies he…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Mine Rescue team continues to stand out on both a national and international level. WVU Director of Mining and Industrial Extension Josh Brady announced that the team has once again won the Intercollegiate Mine Emergency Rescue Development competition, making it the third straight time the team has won…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Mylan Park will soon add hockey to the long list of sports offered to the community when construction of the new hockey facility is complete. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” executive director of the Mylan Park Foundation Ron Justice said the estimated cost is $15 million and the Hazel Ruby McQuain…
STAR CITY, W.Va. –– Crews from the state Division of Highways plans to close North Main Street in Star City beginning Monday, March 3. For about a week, North Main Street will be closed to Saratoga Avenue off Monongahela Boulevard in Star City to make repairs to an eroded storm water outlet. Avoid the area…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The Harrison County Sheriffs Office Tax Division is proud to acknowledge the the efforts of staff to collect more than $12 million in delinquent taxes from January of 2017 through December of 2024. Under the leadership of retired Chief Tax Deputy Jim Terango and former Sheriff Robert Matheny Sr., collections totaled $12,007,897.65…