HAZELTON -- The high-security U.S. Penitentiary at Hazelton is on lockdown Friday after an incident this morning in which an inmate assaulted multiple staff. According to Richard Heldreth, president of local 420 of the American Federation of Government Employees, four staff members ...
CHARLESTON – The state’s medical cannabis program is set to take effect July 1, and a panel of experts addressed what needs to be done to fix flaws in the legislation, and possibly move a step farther to recreational use, during a West Virginia Press Association Legislative Lookahead ...
KINGWOOD — The Denver Water Association (DWA) is asking the Preston County Commission for help obtaining a building to house equipment and an office. Anthony Powell, president of the association, said it serves about 150 households. DWA is working with Region VI Planning and Development ...
MORGANTOWN — There was an air of frustration Thursday, as roughly 50 residents and elected officials from West Virginia Division of Highways’ (DOH) District 4 gathered in a Courtyard Marriott conference room for the latest meeting of the North Central Caucus on Roads. For many of the ...
MONONGALIA COUNTY — Firefighters from Monongalia and Marion counties spent about an hour battling a barn fire on U.S. 19 that killed several horses on Thursday. Capt. D. Rinehart, with River Road Volunteer Fire Department, said eight horses were in the barn and did not escape the ...
KINGWOOD — Kingwood, the mayor and two former police officers have agreed to dismiss three of the six counts in a civil suit filed by the officers. Former Officers Todd Nestor and Felix Thorn filed suit in April, after resigning without explanation from Kingwood Police. Council and the ...
