‘Got our attention’: Lightning hits gas meter at Fairmont residence

Local News August 11, 2026

FAIRMONT – As the old adage goes, where’s there’s smoke, there’s fire. Which is just one of those natural-world occurrences by which Mark Jurick can surely abide, the Fairmont man said Tuesday afternoon. Let it also be known he was saying that while an electrician and plumber were ...

Lightning thought to be cause of fire at The Lofts apartments — 52 people affected by the blaze

Community March 15, 2024

Approximately 52 residents have been affected by a fire that ripped through a Morgantown apartment complex Friday morning causing damage to 18 units. The cause of the fire is thought to be a lightning strike that hit the building during thunderstorms. At around 12:30 a.m., crews with the ...