FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A 65-yearold man has been killed in a Fairmont tree trimming accident, according to deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department. Monday around 11:30 a.m. the accident was reported on Ridgeview Drive, off Big Tree Drive. Jackie James Hess, Jr., was trimming pine trees when he fell out of the tree. EMS workers…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The City of Bridgeport has released a statement providing more information on the investigation that resulted in the termination of former city manager Pat Ford. While acknowledging confidential employee information will not be released but said the investigation started after an employee resigned from the City, and threatened litigation due to treatment…
ELKINS, W.Va. — An Ohio man has been charged with attempted murder after trying hit a police officer and fleeing the scene. Kevin Strickland Police said Kevin Strickland, 33, of Sunbury, Ohio, was stopped by an officer with the Elkins Police Department on March 27 for having non-working head light. When Strickland admitted to having marijuana…
SAND FORK, W.Va. — A Gilmer County couple is charged with the abuse of an elderly man who was supposed to have been in their care. State Police filed the charges against Britanni Bell, 33, and her boyfriend Rex Wallbrown, 37, both of Sand Fork, W.Va. The pair is charged with conspiracy and abuse or…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — One week after ousting Patrick Ford as city manager, Bridgeport City Council named Joe Shuttleworth as interim city manager. City council named Shuttleworth, who has served as director of Parks & Recreation since 2018, following a career spanning multiple decades in city government. Council voted 5-1 last week to remove Patrick Ford as…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — One person is facing charges following an incident where police believe he used a spray bottle to spray gasoline on two men. Rayne Chuma is charged with two counts of wanton endangerment involving destructive devices. The men were apparently walking back to their rooms when they were sprayed with a substance believed to…
LOST CREEK, W.Va. — South Harrison High School will introduce their third head coach in as many seasons with the announced hiring of Zak Bart to coach boys basketball. Bart went 42-49 in four seasons at Liberty-Harrison. He inherited a team that won just one game in 2020-21 — ultimately winning six games, nine games and…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A two vehicle accident in Upshur County leaves one man dead, a woman injured, and another man facing charges of driving under the influence. The Upshur County Sheriff’s Department said the crash happened Monday at the intersection of U.S. Route 33 and Kesling Mill Road. One driver ran a red light and struck…
THORNTON, W.Va. — A Taylor County woman is recovering from burns suffered in a weekend fire at her home in Taylor County. According to the Grafton Fire Department, the victim lit a cigarette at her home around 4 a.m. Saturday. The spark touched off a flash fire in the residence. Firemen arrived to find the…
WEST UNION, W.Va. — One of the drivers has been charged in connection with a fatal two-vehicle accident from March in Doddridge County. Louis Oswalt (WVRJA) Louis Oswalt, 46, is in police custody and charged with DUI causing death. The two-vehicle collision happened at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and state Route 18. Troopers…