MORGANTOWN – At about 2 a.m. Oct. 3, officers of the Morgantown Police Department encountered a vehicle driving the wrong way on Moreland Street and conducted a traffic stop when […]
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Preston County Commission denied Solid Waste Management Board Grant for new glass recycling center
KINGWOOD — A Solid Waste Management Board Grant request was not approved for this year, according to Don Smith. Smith represents the Preston County Commission on the board. Money from […]
County uses administrative process to close 197 inactive estates
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission presided over the administrative closure of 197 estates during Wednesday’s regular meeting. The closures are the result of a state law passed earlier this […]
Woman refuses to comply with judge’s order, files motion for disqualification and requests new judge
MORGANTOWN — Speaking before the Monongalia County Commission, Daleen Berry said she will go to jail before she complies with the order of Monongalia County Circuit Court Chief Judge Susan […]
PACE Enterprises recognizes employees and community members at awards ceremony
MORGANTOWN — PACE Enterprises handed out awards Tuesday at an ceremony at Mylan Park. A nonprofit organization, PACE does training and job placement for adults with disabilities. It’s been operating […]
Cops catch man fleeing from bank robbery in Bruceton Mills
MORGANTOWN — At about 11 a.m. Oct. 2, a man robbed Clear Mountain Bank in Bruceton Mills. Afterward, he ran around the building and fled on a motorcycle. He was […]
One dead in Green Bag Road fire
An overnight fire at a home on Green Bag Road left a 48-year-old man dead. According to the WV State Fire Marshal Facebook page the man appeared to die from […]
Jimmy Nelson, pioneering television ventriloquist and father of Morgantown entertainer, dies at age 90
Before all those edgy Hulu originals and the like, there was American television in the late 1940s and early 50s. The then-new medium tossed it all out there, as it […]
Manager of Middletown Mall admits to bankruptcy and tax fraud
Dietrich S. Fansler, manager of Pin Oak Properties, admitted to bankruptcy fraud and tax fraud, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Fansler, of Morgantown, is the managing member of Pin Oak […]
PHS teacher wins appreciation award, money for classroom
KINGWOOD — A “glowing recommendation” from a parent won Preston High teacher Caralea Warnick the 2019 Dino Colombo Law Firm Teacher Appreciation Award. On Tuesday, attorney Jon Godwin, of Colombo […]
