MOUNT NEBO, W.Va. –A second person has died as a result of injuries suffered in a crash Monday in Nicholas County. According to Nicholas County Sheriff Johnny Evans, Misty Carelli, 52, of Tennessee, died at CAMC in injuries suffered in the wreck Monday. Her husband, Ronald Carelli died a short time after the crash at Summersville…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey says girls in Harrison County should not be disciplined by their track coaches if they decide not to compete against a biological boy in a track meet. Patrick Morrisey Morrisey put out a release saying the girls should be applauded for taking a stand. “I am hearing that high school…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Wednesday marks the last day you can get your REAL ID before it starts being checked for domestic travel at airports around the country. The REAL ID is a heightened security measure following the Real ID Enforcement Act of 2005– being put into place two decades later– and it’s required for passengers…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The remaining employees at NIOSH in Morgantown who were told last month they may lose their jobs in federal budget cuts were told Friday evening they will lose their jobs July 2. The first notices on April 1 were sent to 185 members of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 3430.…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Fired City Manager Pat Ford has filed a lawsuit against the City of Bridgeport after being terminated in early April less than six months into his tenure. The lawsuit was officially in Harrison County Circuit Court on Friday, which alleges that Ford was terminated in an attempt by the city to “hide acts…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The North Central West Virginia Airport is finishing up construction on its new terminal, aiming to open in October, according to Airport Director Rick Rock. Rick Rock Rock said the terminal construction is complete and now outside infrastructure is being finalized. The new terminal will allow for increased parking for aircraft and cars.…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — One WVU student is in custody and another is recovering following a stabbing Friday night. Police responded to a report of a fight at 10:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Price Street and found the victim with a stab wound to the leg. Police arrested Kaden James Vinar, 21, of Champlin, Minnesota,…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There have been additional job cuts at NIOSH in Morgantown. The cuts apparently came at the end of the work day Friday. UMWA President Cecil Roberts was the first to announce the cuts in a Saturday statement. “What happened at NIOSH last night is nothing short of shameful. Telling hardworking, dedicated employees…
MANNINGTON, W.Va. — Police are looking for a man involved in a standoff with officers for several hours Wednesday in Marion County. Jason Kellar, 34, was able to flee a residence on Buffalo Street in Mannington late Wednesday night. Police said Kellar threatened them and barricaded himself in the residence for about six hours. A SWAT…
The news that AmeriCorps, a program created during the presidency of George H.W. Bush in 1990, is being gutted hit me like a ton of bricks. Regardless of what I am now, I will always be an AmeriCorps. This program and its offshoots were a home run for underfunded and impoverished communities in the United…