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…
WILSONBURG, W.Va. — One person is in custody and facing charges in connection with a road rage incident Friday night near Wilsonburg. Dwayne McElroy is being investigated for firing five shots into a vehicle along U.S. 50 in Harrison County late Friday night. Police took McElroy into custody following a traffic stop in Salem shortly after…
VALLEY BEND, W.Va. — An investigation is underway after a fire destroyed a restaurant in Randolph County Friday morning. The fire at the EATS Restaurant in Valley Bend was reported at just after 4 a.m. The building collapsed during the fire. There were no reports of injuries.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — After an executive session lasting nearly seven hours the West Virginia University Board of Governors has selected its top candidate to be the next WVU president. Richard Pill BOG Chairman Richard Pill said the members had robust discussions about a range of topics but did not take any action in the executive session…
DAVIS, W.Va. — An investigation shows that extreme high winds may have caused a tree limb to break off a tree near the top of the Blackwater Falls State Park Sled Run, which killed a 14-year-old girl. The limb struck a Virginia girl just before 1:30 on Sunday. The investigation shows the girl was approximately 75…
ELKINS, W.Va.— Randolph County Sheriff Rob Elbon confirmed a body was discovered in a submerged vehicle Monday in a flooded backwater area of the Tygart River in Randolph County. The vehicle was located mid-morning Monday near the submarine bridge at East Dailey. Elbon said it was unclear if the motorist had been travelling east or…