FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Workers at the Novelis Plant in Fairmont got tough news on Monday morning. The company announced it would be closing the operation for good on June 30th. The company released the following statement: “Novelis is consolidating its U.S. operations and has made the difficult decision to close operations in Fairmont, West Virginia,…
ELKINS, W.Va — An Elkins police officer is on administrative leave after being charged with domestic battery in Barbour County. Christian Mayle “The Elkins Police Department is aware of the arrest of EPD Probationary Patrolman Christian Mayle over the weekend,” a statement from the Elkins Police Department said. “Patrolman Mayle is currently on administrative leave pending…
CRAIGSVILLE, W.Va. –A Nicholas County man is out on bond after being arrested on child pornography charges. Ralph Zangari, 63, was arrested Friday, after an investigation found child pornography on a device that belonged to Zangari. According to officials, on February 27, a tropper with the West Virginia State Police in the Summersville Detachment recieved a…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Senate approved a bill Friday raising pay for state mine inspectors. Joey Garcia Senate Bill 708 calls for a $4,000 raise. “This bill will address a high turnover rate for mine inspectors and the financial strain that they face,” Sen. Joey Garcia, D-Marion, said during Friday’s floor session. The state has lost…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The owner of a Morgantown-based construction company has admitted to harboring illegal aliens and tax fraud. Federal prosecutors said Hector Reyes, 40, owner of A&M Homes, admitted to hiring and harboring illegal aliens to work for his company using other people’s social security numbers. Reyes admitted to creating fake driver’s licenses and immigration…
GRAFTON, W.Va. — A Preston County woman was arrested Tuesday in connection with the 2023 death of her mother. Kelly Moore (WVRJA) Investigators from the Grafton Police Department said Kelly Moore, 61, of Arthurdale, was living with her mother, Ethel Moore, 82, in Grafton in May 2023 when she injected her with 20 units of her…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU has officially hired North Texas’s Ross Hodge to the same position as head men’s basketball coach. 𝗜𝗧’𝗦 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟. Ross Hodge has been named the 24th head coach of Mountaineer Basketball! 🔗 https://t.co/BLDjCWuRCP#HailWV pic.twitter.com/Ky7cZro3NH — WVU Men’s Basketball (@WVUhoops) March 26, 2025 WVU and Hodge agreed to a five-year contract, according to MetroNews.…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Ross Hodge, head coach of University of North Texas men’s basketball, is a contender for the open vacancy with the Mountaineers, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. Sources: North Texas’ Ross Hodge is a serious candidate for the HC vacancy at West Virginia. The Mean Green are in the Final 4 of…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — WVU’s women’s basketball season ended with a 58-47 loss Monday to host No. 3 North Carolina. The Tar Heels limited WVU to 24 percent shooting from the floor and just 2-of-22 (9.1 percent) from the three-point line. “We can win games holding teams to 58 so I thought our effort on the…
ELKINS, W.Va. — After two attempts to consolidate schools in Randolph County and the uncertainty of state and federal funding, reduction-in-force hearings begin this week in Elkins. Information from the Randolph County Board of Education agenda shows plans to eliminate four school counselors, a special education teacher and the coordinator of transportation. Earlier this year the…