CLARKSBURG, W. Va. — A Columbus, Ohio resident has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm in Morgantown. Clyde T. Littlefield, was wanted for murder in Ohio when he was located at a Morgantown apartment. Members of the Morgantown Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service found Littlefield with cocaine,…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Fifteen West Virginia high school juniors have been named finalists in the West Virginia Scholar Program and are in the running for a full-ride scholarship to West Virginia Wesleyan College. Online voting begins June 9 and will end June 18. The winners will be announced at a luncheon at Wesleyan in late June.…
LEWIS COUNTY, W.Va. –A man is in jail in connection with the death of an infant in Lewis County. According to a release from the West Virginia State Police, Zachary J. Williams, 28, of Jane Lew, was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder and child abuse resulting in death. The charges come after state troopers resonded…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Olympic gold medalist and West Virginia native Mary Lou Retton was charged with DUI earlier this month. Retton, 57, was pulled over in Fairmont on May 17. She is charged with misdemeanor DUI. A family member posted Retton’s $1,500 bond the day she was charged. Retton, who won gold in women’s gymnastics…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The truck driver charged in connection with a fatal January crash on the I-68 Cheat Lake bridge in Monongalia County is back in West Virginia. Sukhjinder Singh (WVRJA) Sukhjinder Singh, 37, was booked in the North Central Regional Jail on Saturday. It’s alleged that Singh was driving a tractor-trailer recklessly during a snowstorm…
GRAFTON, W.Va. – A long-standing parade in Grafton is set for Monday. The 158th West Virginia Memorial Day Parade will take place beginning at 10 a.m. with the goal to celebrate and honor those who served the country. WV Memorial Day Committee Chairman Corey Robinson says some people use Memorial Day weekend as a celebration for…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A member of the WVU Board of Governors said during a BOG committee meeting Friday that the selection of new WVU President Michael T. Benson was made behind closed doors in executive session. Bray Cary “Our chairman, Rick Pill testified (before a legislative committee in March) that no votes were taken and no…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — AAA projects 45.1 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Jim Garrity The travel forecast predicts an increase of 1.4 million travelers compared to last year and sets a new Memorial Day Weekend record that was previously set in 2005 with 44 million travelers,…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As summer vastly approaches and as more people plan to spend time outdoors, it’s important to keep one thing in mind– the rise in tickborne illnesses. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and the Bureau for Public Health reports that while Lyme Disease remains the most common tickborne illness in the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Tuesday, Governor Patrick Morrisey appointed three new members to the West Virginia University Board of Governors. Gov. Patrick Morrisey Morrisey chose Paul A. Mattox, Jr., Charles Wilfong, and Terry Hauser. Mattox, the former state transportation secretary and commissioner of highways, has served on the WVU Board of Governors before. He is being…