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Drug charges Chase Thomas Elsey, 29, of Oakland, Maryland, was arrested on Prohibited Controlled Substances charges. State police observed a vehicle traveling east on East State Avenue in Terra Alta with an unreasonably loud exhaust and its driver wearing his seat belt improperly. After ...

NextEra presents $30K to Bruceton Brandonville VFD

BRUCETON MILLS – NextEra Energy Transmission MidAtlantic presented a $30,000 grant to the Bruceton Brandonville Volunteer Fire Department Wednesday afternoon to help the VFD buy life-saving extraction equipment. VFD Chief John Vincent said the money will go toward a set of battery-operated ...

Former delegate Pritt withdraws from ballot

CHARLESTON - Elliott Pritt, the former Democrat-turned-Republican lawmaker who resigned from the West Virginia House of Delegates after being accused by federal authorities of sexually exploiting a child, will now no longer appear as a candidate in November. According to the Secretary of ...

Red Bull Chariot Race coming to downtown Morgantown

MORGANTOWN - In January, the city of Morgantown confirmed it was finalizing details with Red Bull and others to bring back the Motown Throwdown back to downtown Morgantown. The popular annual snowboarding and skiing skills exhibition brought Red Bull-branded high times to High Street each ...

Morrisey, lawmakers dispute management of TANF dollars

CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey's kickoff to a two-day southern West Virginia listening tour on water issues was overshadowed Tuesday by his handling of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. Morrisey was at Marshall University in Huntington Tuesday morning to begin his ...

Westover Council talks pump station delay, approves deer hunt

WESTOVER – Since early April, Westover City Council has been told the $2.9 million project to replace the city’s Dunkard Avenue lift station was on the verge of completion. On Monday, the body learned the project could very well run into October after Thrasher Group’s Casey Young said he’s now “hoping” Green River Group can get the remaining work wrapped up in two months. Young said that’s largely dependent on when the contractor can return to the site. Once the project is complete, Westover and the Morgantown Utility Board will finalize the process of conveying the ...