FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A dental hygiene argument resulted in a trip to the North Central Regional jail for a Fairmont man Tuesday. When officers from the Fairmont Police Department arrived at a residence, they were told Travis Walters, 31, had been arguing with a juvenile in the home about brushing their teeth. The witness told…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The Clarksburg Water Board announced Hartland Area residents and businesses will be without water service for parts of the day Thursday. Maintenance will occur Thursday, Dec. 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. as contractors remove outdated water lines along Hartland Avenue near the Hartland Bridge. Customers on Argonne Street, Charter Street, Charter…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Some customers remain without water in Clarksburg following a leak Tuesday morning. A ‘significant’ water leak was reported at the intersection of Main Street and 2nd Street Tuesday morning, according to the Clarksburg Water Board. A contractor’s water line cap failure resulted in the leak. Water service for customers in the immediate area…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — An Upshur County man is charged in connection to a vehicle accident involving his three-month old son. Investigators claim Xander Rose, 18, of Buckhannon drank underage before driving and wrecking his vehicle. His 17-year-old girlfriend and infant son were both in the car. Rose is charged with child neglect, underage consumption and driving…
GLENVILLE, W.Va. — State police say two men in a car got into a fight and one man stabbed the other causing a crash. It happened Sunday afternoon at around 2 o’clock on state Route 5 near the intersection with Dusk Camp Road in the Stout’s Mills area–not far from Glenville. Troopers have charged James Pritt,…
GLENVILLE, W.Va. — Glenville State didn’t take long to decide on it’s newest head football coach. Jake Casteel, a defensive assistant at WVU, will be the 26th head coach in program history. The former Northern Arizona linebacker served as a defensive assistant under his father, current WVU bandits coach Jeff Casteel. They both joined the staff…
BARRACKVILLE, W.Va. — An 82 year old Barrackville woman is facing charges for providing dangerous drugs to teens in her home, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Department. Investigators believe Mary Kennedy, 82, provided methamphetamine and fentanyl to five juveniles living in the home. Deputies said Kennedy was the caretaker of two juveniles at the…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — A Bridgeport woman admitted to stealing public money in a plea deal. Christina Nolte, 42, of Bridgeport, falsified medical records in order to earn disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Investigators say Nolte fraudulently used her fraudulent records to have her federal student loans discharged — totaling more than $242,000. Sentencing…
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — The Barbour County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal crash in the Philippi area Tuesday night. The Philippi Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the scene on Elk Creek Road around 11:35 p.m. and found the vehicle with two occupants. One person in the vehicle was deceased and another person had been ejected.…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The Harrison County Courthouse and the General Services Building closed at 2 p.m. Thursday. Water issues have been cited as the reason for the closure, according to the Exponent Telegram. Clarksburg City Council has moved their Thursday evening meeting to the Board of Education Office on West Main Street as well.