West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died after being shot while on duty in Washington, D.C., Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. “This is not the result we hoped for, but it is the result we all feared,” Morrisey said in a statement issued by the Governor’s Office. Beckstrom is from Summersville and was…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A short update has been provided by the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office on the missing teen, Drexill Heck. Heck, 14, of Buckhannon has reportedly been located. Deputies were concerned that he may have been headed towards Elkins after leaving his home on Old Elkins Road.
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — An Upshur County teenager ran away from his home, according to the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office. Drexill Heck, 14, of Buckhannon, may be headed towards Elkins after leaving his home on Old Elkins Road. It’s not clear at this time what led to him leaving or his current state. Anyone with any information…
BARRACKVILLE, W.Va.—Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Barrackville man; he was involved in a fight with his son that resulted in injury. On November 21, deputies met with a group of children, and one said he had been in a fight with his father that resulted in a call to police. The…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — He wasn’t out of work for long. West Virginia Wesleyan announced Monday the hiring of Mike Kellar, a Shinnston native and former Glenville State head football coach. The Pioneers announced Kellard would not be returning as head coach last week. Kellar, 87-67 all-time coaching at three different stops, was 6-5 in his final…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Harrison County woman is facing charges for harassing a neighbor’s dog. Cassandra Nutter, age unknown, of Clarksburg, is accused of harassing the dog in its own yard and then threatening the dog with a knife. Nutter claimed the dog bit her. Video evidence from the scene indicated the dog, a brown…
WESTON, W.Va. –– The state Supreme Court has ruled Mon Health/Vandalia Health will require a Certificate of Need to build a new Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in Weston. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” President and CEO of Mon Health David Goldberg, who is a proponent of the Certificate of Need (CON) process, said they…
SUTTON, W.Va. — A Braxton County pastor is facing a charge and an accusation connected to a marriage counseling session. A congregant of Victory Apostolic Church in Sutton accused Jason Allen, 52, of Flatwoods of ‘inappropriate physical contact’ during a marriage counseling session. The accusation suggests Allen made ‘sexually motivated’ physical contact during the marital counseling…
WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Fairmont State women’s soccer lost 2-0 to West Chester in the second round of the NCAA Atlantic Regional Tournament Sunday. The six-seed Falcons finished the season 17-2-3. They won their second Mountain East Conference tournament in four seasons under coach Kernell Borneo. The Falcons also won their first NCAA D2 tournament game…
BARRACKVILLE, W.Va. — The former mayor of a small Marion County town died last weekend. Connect-Bridgeport published the obituary of James Duval Doyle, Sr., 85, of Barrackville. Doyle served as the mayor of the community of Barrackville for four terms. He was also a municipal judge for 20 years. Doyle also spent time working for West…