MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) and contractor Triton Construction Inc. are working to repair a hole in an I-79 southbound bridge deck in southern Monongalia County. WVDOH District 4 Manager Earl Gaskins said the bridge should reopen within 24 hours. Southbound traffic is being detoured to Exit 146 (Goshen Road) while…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An employee group is trying to stop the federal government from closing the Kennedy Prison in Morgantown and six other federal lockups. Members of the American Federation of Government Employees have filed an injunction with the Federal Labor Relations Authority to stop facilities closures announced by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — A man is being treated at United Hospital Center after a standoff early Thursday in Bridgeport. Police said they were dispatched to a “shots fired” call on Sunnybrook Lane at around 3:22 a.m. Authorities said officers discovered a man had barricaded in a building. A standoff followed. The suspect was taken into custody…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, W.Va. — State police in Randolph County have charged a woman with two counts of malicious assault and fleeing with reckless indifference following a weekend pursuit Wednesday. Troopers tried to stop Ashley Welch, 32, for an expired registration sticker on Route 15 when she failed to comply. When troopers activated lights and sirens, Welch…
MARION COUNTY, WV – The state Department of Highways (DOH) has announced plans for night restrictions on I-79 in Marion County for lighting work. Work operations are planned from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. on northbound I-79 from Tuesday, Dec. 3 through Thursday, December 5 between exit 132 and exit 135 for Pritchard Signal and Lighting…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The Harrison County Commission will move forward with the purchase of a 20-foot, commercial-grade, reusable Christmas tree. Patsy Trecost The purchase was approved in a 2-1 vote as part of the commission’s regular meeting last week with the use of gambling funds raised at local hot spots. Harrison County Commissioner Patsy Trecost…
WVU has fired head football coach Neal Brown. Brown’s firing comes following a 6-6 finish to the 2024 season, a 10th place finish in the Big 12, and losses to rivals Penn State and Pittsburgh to open the season in non-conference play. Brown finishes with a 37-35 record, completing the 2024 season with a nightmarish…
WHEELING, W.Va. — The former Buckhannon city councilman facing federal child pornography charges is scheduled for a plea hearing on Dec. 5. David McCauley David McCauley, 66, has been charged with two counts of production of child pornography and one count of felony possession of child pornography. In exchange for a guilty plea to felony possession…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University Police have issued a Campus Warning following burglary and larceny reports on and near the downtown campus. Surveillance photo of suspect. In two incidents — one at Morgan House, 660 North High St., and one at Phi Kappa Tau, 692 North High St. — the suspect entered through unlocked windows.…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Motorists traveling the West Virginia Turnpike during the Thanksgiving holiday are going to have a new option when it comes to paying their $4.25 toll. West Virginia Parkways Authority Executive Director Jeff Miller said the recent completion of the Turnpike’s new tolling system will allow a ‘toll by plate’ option. Parkways Authority Executive…