CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The Harrison County Courthouse and the General Services Building closed at 2 p.m. Thursday. Water issues have been cited as the reason for the closure, according to the Exponent Telegram. Clarksburg City Council has moved their Thursday evening meeting to the Board of Education Office on West Main Street as well.
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Marion County judge officially denied the motion to dismiss the charge against former Bridgeport councilman and investigator Lowell “L.J.” Maxey for operating as an investigator without at license. The motion was denied on Wednesday after Maxey filed a motion to dismiss earlier in the fall. Maxey was charged for operating as a…
WEBSTER SPRINGS, W.Va. — The family of West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom is asking that in lieu of flowers to remember her life, donations be made to two organizations. Spc. Sarah Beckstrom (WVNG) A post on the Facebook page of the Dodd & Reed Funeral Home in Webster Springs said the family is asking donations…
WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — Williamstown Police are looking for a Harrison County woman in connection to a 23-month-old child being exposed to dangerous narcotics. The department obtained two felony warrants for the arrest of Alexis Rachele Thompson, 35, of Clarksburg. Police responded to Camden Clark Memorial Hospital on Oct. 5, 2025 to investigate reports of a toddler…
The holiday season has arrived, meaning friends and family members across the country are scrambling for gifts. In light of holiday deals and shopping sprees, Lauren Weatherford, a financial educator from the WVU Extension Office joined WKMZ’s “The Morning Spiel” to offer budgeting advice. Weatherford said a key point in holiday shopping is planning and…
MOATSVILLE, W.Va. — A Barbour County man is in jail on charges after what police found while attempting to execute a warrant. State police and Barbour County deputies went to the residence of Brian Koval near Moatsville Sunday at around 4 p.m. They had a warrant for Koval’s arrest on drug charges. According to state…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Much of West Virginia is in line for a winter storm to pass through in a quick 24-hour period. The system has already started moving through the midwest and will enter West Virginia late Monday night and progress from the southwest counties in a northeasterly direction. The storm system will cut a diagonal…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Harrison County man is facing charges after police investigators concluded he abused his 81-year-old father. John Robert Wade Carter, 51, of Clarksburg, is charged with one count of elder abuse causing injury. An investigation into Carter revealed the man’s father suffered multiple varying injuries. The father is at least partially sight impaired,…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — An early morning Fire on Nov. 28 damaged one home in Clarksburg. The home is located at the intersection of North 24th Street and Williams Avenue. An adjacent home needed to be evacuated. The extent of the damage to the second home was considered less significant. No injuries were reported. The Clarksburg…
RIVESVILLE, W.Va. — Multiple departments responded to an overnight structure fire in Marion County that also damaged two other homes. Officials with the Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department reported that emergency crews were alerted to a fire on Stone Street in Rivesville at 1:07 a.m. on Friday. Crews on scene determined that two other homes close by…