Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – A global aluminum recycler and manufacturer has announced the impending closure of their facility in Buckhannon, which will idle as many as 80 workers. Senior director of corporate communications, Julie Groover, said due to a mandatory quiet period for a potential confidential IPO filing, she is very limited…
WESTOVER, W.Va. — One person was killed in a Tuesday morning crash on I-79 southbound near the Westover interchange in Monongalia County. Monongalia County sheriff’s deputies responded at 6:12 a.m. to the wreck involving a passenger car, a dump truck and a West Virginia Courtesy Patrol vehicle. Investigators believe the driver of the passenger car lost…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The first full business day since the fire at The Lofts in Morgantown was a busy one for the administrators at West Virginia University working to help displaced students. Carrie Showalter It’s believed a lightning strike started the blaze Friday morning that destroyed 18 units and displaced more…
POCAHONTAS COUNTY, W.Va. — A man is in custody in connection to the death of a woman in Pocahontas County. Police said they were responding to a DOA complaint in the area of Arbovale, West Virginia on Sunday, March 17. Officers found a deceased woman, later identified as Monica Jo Moore, “lying upside down in the…