CHARLESTON —The most obvious effect of the federal shutdown in West Virginia may be apparent to visitors to national parks in the state. National parks are considered accessible, but don’t expect to check out the visitors center or interact with a park ranger. If there’s snow ...
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission ran through a light agenda during its final regular meeting of 2018. At the request of Assessor Mark Musick, the commission approved a letter to the West Virginia Tax Department pertaining to an error identified regarding real estate parcels ...
FAIRMONT — On Wednesday afternoon, the first ever spacecraft with a West Virginia origin story prepared to pass over its home. STF-1, a satellite built by researchers and engineers in Fairmont, will begin conducting testing in conjunction with WVU by week’s end. “We’re talking about a piece of equipment that is about the size of a loaf of bread,” project leader Scott Zemerick said Wednesday morning on MetroNews “Talkline” with Hoppy Kercheval. “In it, it has a computer, solar panels, solar cells, a radio for communicating, and it has our experiments on ...
WESTOVER — Westover police arrested and charged the suspect in an attempted armed robbery at Paula’s Hot Spot in Westover. Jennifer June Downey, 36, of Morgantown, is charged with attempted robbery. If convicted she faces not less than 10 years in prison. While on patrol Saturday a ...
MORGANTOWN — Police are seeking a suspect considered armed and dangerous in connection to a Dec. 12 shooting in Morgantown. Imani “Trump” Cody, 21, of Detroit, is wanted in connection to a mid-afternoon shooting two weeks prior at a home on Brockway Avenue in Morgantown. Derrick ...
MORGANTOWN — Two people were charged after Morgantown Police executed a search warrant Sunday evening. Taylor Allman, 23, of Masontown, and John Christopher, 24, of Morgantown, were both charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. According to a press release, at 8:23 p.m. Sunday, ...
