MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — Fire crews from multiple agencies spent most of Friday battling a major fire in downtown Moundsville. The fire was first reported just before 10 a.m. at the Remke Furniture building on Jefferson Avenue. Crews arrived to heavy smoke and flames. The fire burned rapidly and before it was finally under control in…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Fayetteville native has been chosen as the next Mountaineer mascot. Cade Kincaid (WVU photo/Matt Sunday) Cade Kincaid, a junior accounting major, was named Saturday as part of WVU’s final home game of the season against UCF. “This role means so much to me,” Kincaid said in a WVU news release. “From age…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Interruptions in federal funding are preventing some PhD students at West Virginia University from continuing research and advanced education. In a statement the institution said “unforeseen budgetary challenges resulting from proposed cuts to federal research funding” the Health Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Education has forced them to limit admission to the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monongalia County Sheriff Todd Forbes says the truck driver that caused the Jan. 19 fatal crash on Interstate 68 at Cheat Lake has been arrested in Arizona. Sukhjinder Singh Forbes said the Tuesday arrest of Singh Sukhjinder’s was the result of coordinated efforts by multiple law enforcement agencies. He is currently in custody.…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The former Executive Director of the Upshur County Senior Center has been charged with embezzlement. The Upshur County Sheriff’s Department announced the charges against Tracie R. Thompson of Elkins, W.Va. on a charge of felony embezzlement. The charges follow a months long investigation after reports of misconduct by Thompson during her employment at…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Any future law enforcement career for former Monongah Police Chief Nathan Lanham will be determined by an administrative law judge. Lanham stopped Beth Delloma for an expired registration sticker on Aug. 7, 2024. The interaction, caught on video, spiraled out of control when Delloma asked for identification and Lanham refused. Lanham pointed his…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The trial for a Michigan accused of a double murder in Harrison County continues Monday. Allen Leon “Unc” Schaffer, II, 43, of Carson City, Michigan, is on trial for the deaths of Chasity Wilkinson Romeo, 33, and Corey Steven Snider, 43. Firefighters responded to a fire in a home on Good Hope Pike…
BEDFORD CO.Va. — A former Morgantown city councilman and lawyer was arrested in connection with a series of commercial burglaries in Virginia. Ryan Wallace Ryan Wallace, of Roanoke County, Va., was arrested Thursday after police allege they found items linked to several burglaries in his home as part of their investigation, according to a report from…
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — A man will spend one year in jail after being convicted in Nicholas County Magistrate Court this week on a negligent homicide charge. Dusty Delaney (WVRJA) Dusty Delaney, 42, was found guilty Tuesday and sentenced to the maximum one year in jail in connection with the Jan. 24 death of Hayley Short Phares.…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Acting on a tip, Upshur County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested two women over the weekend for bringing fentanyl into West Virginia. The tip from the public was developed and deputies learned the vehicle to be used for the delivery. They set up surveillance and spotted the vehicle on U.S. Route 33 Saturday night. Deputies…