FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Roads in Marion County are slowly getting back to normal following the devastating flash flooding from Father’s Day weekend. Earl Gaskins DOH District 4 Manager Earl Gaskins said all roads have reopened but some remain a one lane only. Gaskins said even though more work needs to be done residents have access to…
CHARLES POINTE, W.Va. — The 1,700-acre planned development of Charles Pointe is on the move with nearly 1,000 jobs and an estimated annual economic impact of more than $1 billion. Ben Queen The development by Genesis Partners and Jamie Corton is a diverse mix of retail, industry, education, community spaces, and entertainment. Charles Pointe is right…
A woman was killed and a child injured in separate wrecks involving ATVs in Upshur and Clay counties. Upshur County sheriff’s deputies said Patricia Campbell, 65, of Ravenna, Ohio, died Friday when the ATV she was riding overturned on Mt. Nebo Road. Campbell was not wearing a helmet, deputies said. In a separate incident, a…
COLFAX, W.Va. — The 49-year-old woman found dead in the Colfax area has been identified as a long time West Virginia University employee. Erin Bunner was a Fairmont native and WVU employee since 2006. In 2006, she started as a professional technologist at the Health Sciences Center and progressively worked her way up to director of…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A woman accused of threatening a man with a rifle in Upshur County has been taken into custody in Kanawha County. Jocelyn Krum State Police say that Jocelyn Marie Krum, 28, of Cross Lanes has been charged with burglary, wanton endangerment with a firearm, wearing body armor in the commission of a felony…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A portion of Interstate 79 northbound in Monongalia County will be closed overnight due to repairs after a tractor trailer wrecked Monday morning. The semi wrecked on the bridge just past the Goshen Road Exit and caught fire. Crews put the fire out, but part of the pavement was damaged. Crews will be…
CANONSBURG, Pa. — Core Natural Resources has announce it has sealed up its Leer South mining operation for a second time after a mine fire broke out underground at the facility in Barbour County back in January. The company, in a press release Monday, gave an update on the steps taken in the wake of the…
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — A summer outing at the lake turned tragic in Barbour County Sunday afternoon. West Virginia Natural Resources Police say Dustin Lee Nixon, 19, of Clarksburg drowned while swimming across the cover of a backwater of Tygart Lake. Investigators say Nixon was at the lake with several friends and there were several other…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two state senators are expressing concerns following the state budget presentation during interim legislative meetings. Mike Oliverio Senators Mike Oliverio and Joey Garcia were guests this week on WAJR’s “Talk of the Town.” Oliverio said revenues have been flat for the last few years except for two spikes around the pandemic. The influx…
GRAFTON, W.Va. — A Preston County woman charged with killing her mother with insulin at her Grafton home in 2023 has pleaded guilty to a charge of voluntary manslaughter. Kelly Moore (WVRJA) Taylor County Prosecutor John Bord said Kelly Moore, 61, of Arthurdale, pleaded guilty to killing her mother, Ethel Moore, by injecting her with 20…