SAND FORK, W.Va. — A Gilmer County couple is charged with the abuse of an elderly man who was supposed to have been in their care. State Police filed the charges against Britanni Bell, 33, and her boyfriend Rex Wallbrown, 37, both of Sand Fork, W.Va. The pair is charged with conspiracy and abuse or…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — One week after ousting Patrick Ford as city manager, Bridgeport City Council named Joe Shuttleworth as interim city manager. City council named Shuttleworth, who has served as director of Parks & Recreation since 2018, following a career spanning multiple decades in city government. Council voted 5-1 last week to remove Patrick Ford as…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — One person is facing charges following an incident where police believe he used a spray bottle to spray gasoline on two men. Rayne Chuma is charged with two counts of wanton endangerment involving destructive devices. The men were apparently walking back to their rooms when they were sprayed with a substance believed to…
LOST CREEK, W.Va. — South Harrison High School will introduce their third head coach in as many seasons with the announced hiring of Zak Bart to coach boys basketball. Bart went 42-49 in four seasons at Liberty-Harrison. He inherited a team that won just one game in 2020-21 — ultimately winning six games, nine games and…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A two vehicle accident in Upshur County leaves one man dead, a woman injured, and another man facing charges of driving under the influence. The Upshur County Sheriff’s Department said the crash happened Monday at the intersection of U.S. Route 33 and Kesling Mill Road. One driver ran a red light and struck…
THORNTON, W.Va. — A Taylor County woman is recovering from burns suffered in a weekend fire at her home in Taylor County. According to the Grafton Fire Department, the victim lit a cigarette at her home around 4 a.m. Saturday. The spark touched off a flash fire in the residence. Firemen arrived to find the…
WEST UNION, W.Va. — One of the drivers has been charged in connection with a fatal two-vehicle accident from March in Doddridge County. Louis Oswalt (WVRJA) Louis Oswalt, 46, is in police custody and charged with DUI causing death. The two-vehicle collision happened at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and state Route 18. Troopers…
THORNTON, W.Va. — A woman was injured with an explosion and fire happened at a residence near the community of Thornton in Taylor County early Saturday morning. The house is located along Hovatter Road in eastern Taylor County. Authorities said the incident may have been methan-related. Harrison County 911, which handles calls for Taylor County, was…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rain that is in the forecast to continue in West Virginia well into Sunday could cause flash flooding, low-lying area flooding and river flooding. National Weather Service Meteorologist Simone Lewis said all three are possible with the training of storms that’s getting most of its moisture from the south. Heavy rain produced…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Bridgeport City Council voted 5-1 in favor of removing City Manager Patrick Ford from office. Ford took his oath of office in October 2024. Multiple issues were cited as reasons to remove Ford, including allusions to attacks on highly regarded members of the community, concerns among City of Bridgeport employees cited by council…