MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two people were killed in a fire that took place Wednesday morning in Morgantown. The blaze was in an abandoned house in the 700 block of Wells Street. Firefighters from the Morgantown Fire Department responded at 8:26 and found heavy smoke obscuring the property and flames coming from the basement and first…
Story by Alex Wiederspiel, MetroNews/WKMZ IRELAND, W.Va. — It could still be another week until four of the five victims in a Lewis County fire are identified. Dave Gosa Lewis County Sheriff David Gosa confirmed Wednesday morning that additional testing may be required — including DNA and dental records — in the effort to identify those…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – A global aluminum recycler and manufacturer has announced the impending closure of their facility in Buckhannon, which will idle as many as 80 workers. Senior director of corporate communications, Julie Groover, said due to a mandatory quiet period for a potential confidential IPO filing, she is very limited…
WESTOVER, W.Va. — One person was killed in a Tuesday morning crash on I-79 southbound near the Westover interchange in Monongalia County. Monongalia County sheriff’s deputies responded at 6:12 a.m. to the wreck involving a passenger car, a dump truck and a West Virginia Courtesy Patrol vehicle. Investigators believe the driver of the passenger car lost…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The first full business day since the fire at The Lofts in Morgantown was a busy one for the administrators at West Virginia University working to help displaced students. Carrie Showalter It’s believed a lightning strike started the blaze Friday morning that destroyed 18 units and displaced more…
POCAHONTAS COUNTY, W.Va. — A man is in custody in connection to the death of a woman in Pocahontas County. Police said they were responding to a DOA complaint in the area of Arbovale, West Virginia on Sunday, March 17. Officers found a deceased woman, later identified as Monica Jo Moore, “lying upside down in the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer reports a Pennsylvania man has been charged in connection with a fiery crash in I-79 just north of the I-68 split that killed two people on Jan 3. Thomas H. Homer III, 39, has been charged with two counts of negligent homicide and one count of reckless driving…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Board of Governors is working to establish the search process and timeline for the selection of the university’s next president. WVU President Gordon Gee is currently under contract through June 30, 2025. He previously announced he won’t be seeking a renewal of his contract.…
Story by Jarrett Lewis, MetroNews ELKINS, W.Va. — City officials in Elkins are looking at annexation as a way to grow the city. Elkins Mayor Jerry Marco said he and City Clerk Sutton Stokes are on a mission to educate more people about annexation and to bring in more revenue. Marco said there are businesses nearby…
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — A man suspected of murder in Barbour County near a well known landmark is in custody after an all night manhunt. Michael Mussi of Elkins, W.Va. was taken into custody shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday along Route 57 in the Beech Creek community of Barbour County. “Following the tips we put out, somebody…