CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Preston County man will spend three decades in federal prison for convincing juvenile females to send him explicit videos and images. Steven Seeger, 46, of Bruceton Mills, will spend 30 years in federal prison after admitting to communicating with multiple girls as young as 13 convincing them to send him the images…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The latest U.S. Drought Monitor posted Thursday shows drought conditions worsening in the Mountain State. The map shows parts of 10 counties in extreme drought including Hancock, Brooke, Barbour, Braxton, Nicholas, Webster, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur and Lewis counties. The rest of the Northern Panhandle and most of the Eastern Panhandle are also getting drier.…
GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. –The Calhoun County Commission met for the first time on Wednesday to address the recent arrest of a commission member and to formally begin the process of removing him from office. Jacob McCumbers Jacob McCumbers, 39, a first-grade science teacher at Arnoldsburg Elementary, was recently charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse by a…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 30 county school systems hope to have their names called when the West Virginia School Building Authority decides later this year who should receive funding as part of the ‘Needs” grants program. Andy Neptune (WVSBA) The SBA annually allocates several millions of dollars for new school construction or renovations to existing…
DAVIS, W.Va. — A coalition of environmental organizations is challenging the permit issued by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for the development of a data center in Tucker County and the power plant nearby to produce the electricity to energize the facility. The permit was approved for Virginia based Fundamental Data’s Ridgeline Development to…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Police arrested Antonio Evans, 28, Tuesday morning in connection to the exchange of gunfire on Spence Street from Monday morning. Evans is charged with attempted murder and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He also had outstanding felony warrants for arson and destruction of property in connection to a…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Police are seeking a convicted felon who investigators believe is connected to a Monday morning shooting in Fairmont. Antonio Marquise Evans, 28, is wanted after an incident where police believe gunfire was exchanged on Spence Street in a targeted shooting. He was last seen in the Jackson Addition area of Fairmont, according to…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Small Business Administration and Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Recovery Centers in Ohio and Marion counties will remain open to process relief applications through Sept. 22 as a result of Father’s Day weekend floods. FEMA Public Affairs Specialist John Frederick said the centers at the Triadelphia Community Center in Ohio County and at…
GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. — A member of the Calhoun County Commission is charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse involving a child. Jacob McCumbers Jacob McCumbers was arraigned Saturday morning in Calhoun County Magistrate Court, as first reported by the Ridgeview News. A criminal complaint said the alleged victim was interviewed Friday by state police. The child said…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Board of Governors met Friday morning and made a major verbal commitment to athletics. The board passed a resolution that directs athletic leadership and the university to develop a plan that would position WVU athletics in the top funding tier among Big 12 institutions. Rusty Hutson While working to…