MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A false report of ‘shots fired’ on the WVU downtown campus in Morgantown is under investigation. At around 7:40 a.m., the campus alert system warned students, faculty, and residents about shots fire near the Wise Library along University Avenue. The all-clear was given at 8:06 a.m. WVU Executive Director of Strategic Communications Shauna…

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A 34-year-old man is facing charges after police said he left a child alone in a garage for a week without food, water, a bathroom, supervision of medical care. Deputies from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department went to the home of Juan Jose Benitez-Chacon on a tip and found the child in the…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Texas man accused in the murder of a Learfield/Mountaineer Sports Properties employee will go on trial in Morgantown this week. Jonathan Ramirez (WVRJA) Jonathan Ramirez, 24, of Watauga, Texas, allegedly killed Jacob Lough in his Milford Street apartment in January 2024 and was indicted by a grand jury for first-degree murder, burglary…

BLACKSVILLE, W.Va. — Sanitary sewer issues in Blacksville are testing the town council and state and local leaders are stepping in to lend a hand. Joe Statler Del. Joe Statler, R-Monongalia, said he and the Monongalia County Commission are doing what they can to help town leaders find the money needed to diagnose and fix the…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Entrepreneur, author, and Civilian Aid to the Secretary of the Army, Frank Vitale has now been selected to serve as the president of the West Virginia National Guard Foundation. Frank Vitale Vitale is the president and CEO of Forge Business Solutions in Morgantown and a graduate of the Valley Forge Military Academy and…