CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A traffic violation in Clarksburg led police to a large quantity of dangerous drugs over the weekend. Deputies from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department stopped a car driven by Jennifer Garland, 33, for traveling in the wrong direction on a one-way street in the area of West Main Street and 6th Street Sunday.…
WESTON, W.Va. — Police in Lewis County confiscated a large quantity of suspected fentanyl following a Labor Day weekend traffic stop. Deputies from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department stopped a car driven by Ramon Sims, 27, of Pittsburgh, for running a stop sign on West Second Street in Weston. Deputies conducted an initial search for…
WHEELING, W.Va. — An Ohio County man faces federal criminal charges after he allegedly stole nearly $100,000 in a romance scheme. Eugene LeClear (WVRJA) U.S. Attorney for Northern West Virginia Bill Ihlenfeld said Eugene LeClear, 52, of Wheeling, began an online relationship with a woman two years ago. LeClear allegedly told the woman he needed money…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s chief of mine safety says he can’t help but think about West Virginians on Labor Day. Chris Williamson U.S. Department of Labor Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety Health & Training (MSHA) Chris Williamson said coal miners nationwide are safer today because of Mountain State miners. “All of the protections that are…
MANNINGTON, W.Va. — Two people were hurt in a side-by-side crash in Mannington Sunday night. Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department responded at 10 p.m. and found the side-by-side had hit a utility pole on Whetstone Road. No information about the extent of injuries has been released. Volunteer firefighters from Mannington, Farmington and the Marion…