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National collection week under way for Operation Christmas Child

MORGANTOWN — Thousands of red and green boxes are making their way to CMA Church of Morgantown this week. It’s National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child, or as Operation Christmas Child Area Coordinator Ronda Dalton describes it, “our Super Bowl.” Since 1993, Operation ...

Preston County invests in new voting machines

KINGWOOD — Preston Commissioners began canvassing the ballots Tuesday and signed a purchase agreement to buy new voting machines. Total cost of the machines is $680,267.67. The county will pay $91,566.92 per year for four years as its share of the costs. County Clerk Linda Huggins received ...

WVU student injured in fall at fraternity house

MORGANTOWN — University officials confirmed a WVU student has been hospitalized after falling down the stairs at a fraternity house Saturday night. The incident reportedly occurred after WVU’s victory over TCU. David Rusko was “visiting with fellow fraternity brothers” when the ...

Two men charged in Fairmont shooting

FAIRMONT — Two men are facing charges in connection to a drug deal turned shooting in Fairmont. Kenneth Royal Rager Jr., 28, of Carolina, W.Va., is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of Kevin Blanks. Blanks, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene following a ...

Second Preston man charged with kidnapping

KINGWOOD — A second man is charged in connection with  the alleged kidnapping and assault of two people in October. Jason Allen Lambert, 37, of Masontown, was in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail Tuesday without bond. Still in jail is Christopher William Nice, 24, of Masontown, who was ...

Blaze destroys home on Opekiska Ridge Road

MORGANTOWN — Several departments responded to a structure fire on Opekiska Ridge Road at about 9 a.m. Nov. 13. The home of Irma Roxanne Barazzone, at 2192 Opekiska Ridge Road, was destroyed. No one was injured. The Monongalia County Sheriff's Office is investigating.