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Crews respond to active well pad fire in Tyler County
TYLER COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) — Emergency personnel have responded to an active well pad fire near Big Run in Tyler County. The Shirley Volunteer Fire Department says all county departments and some from surrounding counties are on scene at the pad, owned by Jay-Bee Oil and Gas. It is located off of West Virginia Route […]
West Virginia Drops Game Two in 6-3 Loss to Frederick
GRANVILLE, W.Va. - The West Virginia Black Bears lost the second game of the series to the Frederick Keys 6-3 at Kendrick Family Ballpark. The Black Bears could not overcome an early Keys’ lead on Saturday evening, dropping their first game since starting the six-game home stand. The Keys...
‘We are at a breaking point:’ Child care providers, families rally at Capitol amid funding debacle
Laura Shimenga is a mother of three boys and public school teacher in Southern West Virginia. With no family nearby, she relies on child care for her sons while she teaches. This year, she learned that the state could unenroll 2,000 families from its child care assistance program due to a more than $34 million […]
Massive Heat Wave in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky
(WOWK) – West Virginia is the most drought stricken state in the nation, and StormTracker 13 Meteorologists predict that it will get worse. A powerful heatwave will settle in Appalachia for the work week causing high temperatures to soar to 10 – 15 degrees above normal. If Wednesday’s rain chances break down some backyard thermometers […]
Lawmakers begin interim committee meetings Sunday, no special session scheduled
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State lawmakers return to Charleston Sunday to begin three days of interim committee meetings at the state capitol. There are just more than two dozen meetings scheduled through Tuesday. There is no special session scheduled in connection with meetings. Gov. Jim Justice has said a number...
Morgantown Students Granted Prayer Space
The school year is once again in full swing, and before most classes started across the state last week there were plenty of things for students to prepare and fret over. One group of students in Morgantown had a unique concern at the start of this year: a place in school to pray together.
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