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…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Trump administration and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have cut $400 million from the AmeriCorps agency. Shelley Moore Capito The cut eliminates 1,000 programs and terminates 32,000 employees nationwide. The cuts will decimate programs in West Virginia run by AmeriCorps in Marion and Pocahontas counties. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito said this…
BRAXTON COUNTY, W.Va. –A Braxton County couple accused of killing their baby waived their rights to a preliminary hearing Monday, meaning the case will now head to a grand jury. James J. Smith,34, and Angel Talbert ,23, of Gassaway, are charged with first degree murder and child neglect resulting in death and conspiracy after their baby…
GRAFTON, W.Va. — A former member of the Grafton Police Department has been indicted in connection with an Aug. 2024 assault on Grand Street. Police arrived to find the victim bleeding from the head and had marks around his neck. While waiting for EMS to arrive, the victim told police Andre Cosby, 35, of Grafton, choked…