BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — A man is being treated at United Hospital Center after a standoff early Thursday in Bridgeport. Police said they were dispatched to a “shots fired” call on Sunnybrook Lane at around 3:22 a.m. Authorities said officers discovered a man had barricaded in a building. A standoff followed. The suspect was taken into custody…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, W.Va. — State police in Randolph County have charged a woman with two counts of malicious assault and fleeing with reckless indifference following a weekend pursuit Wednesday. Troopers tried to stop Ashley Welch, 32, for an expired registration sticker on Route 15 when she failed to comply. When troopers activated lights and sirens, Welch…

MARION COUNTY, WV – The state Department of Highways (DOH) has announced plans for night restrictions on I-79 in Marion County for lighting work. Work operations are planned from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. on northbound I-79 from Tuesday, Dec. 3 through Thursday, December 5 between exit 132 and exit 135 for Pritchard Signal and Lighting…

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The Harrison County Commission will move forward with the purchase of a 20-foot, commercial-grade, reusable Christmas tree. Patsy Trecost The purchase was approved in a 2-1 vote as part of the commission’s regular meeting last week with the use of gambling funds raised at local hot spots. Harrison County Commissioner Patsy Trecost…

WVU has fired head football coach Neal Brown. Brown’s firing comes following a 6-6 finish to the 2024 season, a 10th place finish in the Big 12, and losses to rivals Penn State and Pittsburgh to open the season in non-conference play. Brown finishes with a 37-35 record, completing the 2024 season with a nightmarish…