MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In Morgantown, the municipal election will be certified starting the 30 day clock for Article 1157 to take effect banning camping in urban areas. Issues surrounding the homeless population have become even more polarizing since the pandemic and the Diamond Village encampment about five years ago. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,”…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Governor Patrick Morrisey made an official trip to Morgantown to sign Senate Bill 196, or Lauren’s Law, on Thursday at Hazel’s House of Hope. The law is named after Lauren Cole, a 26-year-old Morgantown native and WVU graduate, who died after ingesting drugs laced with fentanyl in July 2020. The law changes…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released the 2024 Internet Crime Report. The report is a compilation of 859,532 complaints of suspected internet crime that resulted in $16 billion in losses – a 33% increase in losses in 2023. The 2024 report ranks West Virginia ranked 43rd…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Fairmont woman is custody after she was allegedly high on methamphetamine at a Marion County business with two children in her care. The West Virginia State Police arrested Christeanna Faith Gower, 35, of Fairmont, on Monday after troopers responded to an emergency call to Dairy Creme Corner in Fairmont after a…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A runaway juvenile reported to be in the Morgantown area on Wednesday was found safe by members of law enforcement. The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department announced that Samira Perry, 16, was located safe on Thursday after she was reportedly last seen around downtown Morgantown. According to initial reports, Perry was seen in…
