WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s chief of mine safety says he can’t help but think about West Virginians on Labor Day. Chris Williamson U.S. Department of Labor Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety Health & Training (MSHA) Chris Williamson said coal miners nationwide are safer today because of Mountain State miners. “All of the protections that are…
MANNINGTON, W.Va. — Two people were hurt in a side-by-side crash in Mannington Sunday night. Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department responded at 10 p.m. and found the side-by-side had hit a utility pole on Whetstone Road. No information about the extent of injuries has been released. Volunteer firefighters from Mannington, Farmington and the Marion…
PLEASANT VALLEY, W.Va. — A single engine aircraft crash landed at the Fairmont-Marion County Airport Friday afternoon injuring the pilot and passenger. Reports indicate a small aircraft with two aboard overshot the runway and went into some trees and down an embankment at 3:16 p.m. Frist responders had to use ropes and a patient basket…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Monongalia County jury has convicted a former chief of the Bunners Ridge Volunteer Fire Department in a sexual assault case from the 1990s. Roger Channell (WVRJA) Court documents said Roger Channell had sexual contact with a female juvenile during the time she was between 9 and 11 years old. At the time,…
SPENCER, W.Va. — West Virginia’s rural farmlands today look like a scorched earth in some cases. The typically lush and green pastures and meadows in the Mountain State are a deep shade of brown with a severe lack of rainfall in recent weeks. A new drought map showed five counties in the central and western parts…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Multiple police agencies were involved in a pursuit involving a tractor-trailer Wednesday morning on I-79 southbound that originated in Clarksburg. Deputies said a woman driving a commercial tractor-trailer with Texas plates was involved in a hit-and-run at around 7:20 a.m. Not long after the incident, the 18-wheeler rolled into the parking lot of…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, W.Va. — A Randolph County logging company is involved in a civil lawsuit for trespassing and cutting down timber on the Monongahela National Forest. United States Attorney’s Office has filed a lawsuit against John R. Fox and Fox Logging, LLC, after the company allegedly trespassed and cut down 10 acres of the forest…
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Pa. — A Guatemalan wanted in connection with a 2022 sexual assault on the Caperton Rail Trail in Star City has been captured by U.S. Marshals in Pennsylvania. Antonio Gabriel Mendez Acting U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of West Virginia Terry Moore said Antonio Gabriel Mendez, aka Emilio Pascual Guzman, 32, was arrested…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A lawsuit against the state following the 2019 death of an inmate inside the North Central Regional Jail has ended in an out-of-court settlement this week. Jesse Forbes The state Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation agreed to a $1 million settlement with the family of Zachary Bailey after the third day of testimony…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The drought state of emergency for all 55 counties in West Virginia will continue for another month. Gov. Jim Justice extended the proclamation Friday. Gov. Jim Justice “This drought continues to plague our farmers, so we’re extending our State of Emergency to help get water to those who are in desperate need,” Justice…