News Staff Sledding down Third Street in Morgantown has become a tradition, and this week’s winter storm was no exception. Video of one student’s run down the hill in a laundry cart is going viral after it was picked up by Barstool Sports. The cart crashed into a police cruiser at the bottom of the hill. He … Read more
COVID-19 numbers are going down. There are just over three-hundred new cases of the virus, and active cases dropped to just over thirteen-thousand. Hampshire County is the only red county on the COVID-19 alert map. There are now fourteen counties in the green.
Governor Justice is urging everyone 65 and older in six counties to pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine. Justice says pre-registrations are low in Gilmer, Calhoun, Clay, Grant, Braxton and Monroe counties.
Governor Justice is optimistic that shipments of COVID-19 vaccine will ramp up in the coming weeks. The Biden administration has finalized a deal for two-hundred-million more doses of the vaccine, which is enough to meet the goal of vaccinating three-hundred-million Americans by the end of July. West Virginia’s allocation is expected to increase to over … Read more
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is releasing new information in the murder of Alexa Randolph. She was reported missing last month, and her last known location was at a home on Arkwright Avenue, where her son was staying with his grandfather, 60-year-old Gary Smith. Investigators believe the crime scene is Smith’s garage. Randolph’s body was … Read more
U.S. attorneys for the southern and Northern districts of West Virginia are resigning at the end of the month. Mike Stuart of the Southern District and William Powell of the Northern District were appointed by former President Trump. They offered their resignation letters to President Biden, who will name their successors.
A Kanawha County judge is denying bond for the man accused of shooting and killing Charleston police officer Cassie Johansson. She was shot in December while responding to a traffic complaint. Thirty-eight-year-old Joshua Phillips is charged with first-degree murder. His attorney requested that he be allowed to live with his mother in Cross Lanes because … Read more
Thousands of Appalachian power customers are still in the dark. AEP crews are working around the clock, taking turns on sixteen-hour shifts to restore power in hard hit areas, including Cabell, Wayne and Putnam Counties. The power won’t be restored in some areas until Sunday evening, when more snow is expected to move in.
A WVU student is under arrest for hitting a police cruiser with a laundry cart that was being used as a sled. He tried to run away, but officers caught up with him. He’s charged with fleeing from an officer, disorderly conduct, destruction of property, playing in the street, and underage possession of alcohol.
A new charter schools bill passed in committee and headed for the full house floor. The bill would allow ten new schools every three years, and lay the groundwork for virtual charter schools. The legislature approved the establishment of charter schools two years ago, but none have opened.