CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Taylor County lawmaker is calling for meaningful reform within the Child Protective Services system following the death of an 11 year old in Taylor County. Senator Jay Taylor, R-Taylor, 14, said weeks before Miana Moran was found weighing 43 pounds and four feet tall, CPS workers were in the home, and the…
LEWIS COUNTY, W.Va. — A Bridgeport couple have been arrested following a reported break in at a Lewis County country club. Davon Julius, 35, and Kayla Julius, 36, are accused of breaking into the Deerfield Country Club Wednesday night. Security cameras caught the couple fleeing the building from a side door. Near the entrance to the…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — An investigation is underway into what led to the discovery of a body off of Interstate 79 near the Marion County/Monongalia County line. The West Virginia State Police responded to the call at around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday afternoon where they were followed by multiple local law enforcement agencies to the body near…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Bridgeport police were able to arrest a drunk driver after a poursuit with speeds well over 100 miles per hour. Around 11:36 p.m. Friday officers with the Bridgeport Police Department were traveling north on Interstate 79 near mile marker 119 in the construction zone when they were passed by a car driven by…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The man convicted in the November 2022 murder of a Fairmont resident will serve 25 years in prison. Chance Williams (WVRJA) Chance Williams, 26, of Morgantown, was sentenced Wednesday after being convicted last year of second-degree murder. Williams stabbed and killed Jamey Corbin, 47, and then staged a traffic crash at the intersection…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A space heater is apparently to blame for a Tuesday morning fire in Marion County. Volunteers from the Winfield District were called to structure in East Park Village at 11:37 a.m in Fairmont. Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke and fire coming up from the floor and quickly extinguished it. The residents…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. –The United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties announced Monday afternoon that they have opened a search for its next Executive Director. According to their news release, this follows the planned departure of outgoing Executive Director Martin Howe, who served in the role for the past year. “Leading the United Way of Harrison and…
MARION COUNTY, W.Va – Deputies in Marion County have arrested a man accused of stealing a safe from a home then setting it on fire. Investigators believe Ulrick Burdette, 24, entered the home on Pricketts Fort Road early Sunday evening to take the safe. Police say Burdette took the safe and fled the scene. Fire…
Frigid winter temperatures are expected to lock in for the next week, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service told MetroNews that temperatures will remain in the single digits with wind chill values below zero for much of the week. “This is a cold outbreak that we haven’t seen in…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey says the state Department of Human Services is investigating a Taylor County case that resulted in the death of an 11-year-old girl. Gov. Patrick Morrisey “The Department of Human Services has opened up an investigation,” Morrisey said during a media briefing last Friday. “We’re looking at all of the details…