TUNNELTON — A meeting this week on the Tunnelton underpass left residents with no promises of immediate relief. The underpass takes vehicles under CSX tracks, through a short tunnel from W.Va. 26 to the other side of town. During heavy rains, the underpass floods, which delays the ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Senator Richard Ojeda, D-Logan, will resign from his seat in the state Legislature next week to focus on his bid for the United State presidency. Ojeda, who was first elected to the state Senate in 2016, announced his presidential run last November, days after ...
CHARLESTON – Local legislators and a number of others offered their reactions to Gov. Jim Justice’s State of the State Address Wednesday evening. Here’s a look. House Majority Leader Amy Summers, R-Taylor “What stood out to me is that the governor has a lot of great ideas: What ...
MORGANTOWN — The North Central West Virginia Roads Caucus is taking its gripes to Charleston. Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom, who also serves as the spokesperson for the caucus, said a public forum to address road conditions will be held from 9 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in ...
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is taking public feedback on its project priority list with a focus on additional access for the Morgantown Industrial Park, including the possibility of a new I-79 interchange. The MPO held a public information session Wednesday evening at Mountain Line’s Westover headquarters. Another session will be held this evening at 6 p.m. in Room 110 of the Monongalia County Courthouse. MPO Executive Director Bill Austin explained that the closure of the lower portion of River Road in April due to numerous ...
MASONTOWN — A woman involved in an accident that left a truck nearly vertical on a guy wire Wednesday faces a felony charge related to her vehicle registration. Celina Dawn Sansone, 34, of Morgantown, is charged with forgery. Her bond was set at $30,000. According to the criminal ...
