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Lieutenant governor holds event to highlight state budget investment for safer communities
LANCASTER, Pa. — Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis held an event at the Bench Mark Program building on Wednesday to highlight money passed in the state budget to fight gun violence. The bipartisan state budget signed by Governor Josh Shapiro earlier this month will invest in violence intervention and prevention...
Shults Ford and YMCA team up for Back-to-School Backpack and Supplies Giveaway
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) — With the summer months flying by, kids will be headed back to school before we know it. Now one local business is asking for your help to make sure area students have what they need for a successful school year. Shults Ford next to Highlands is teaming with the Wheeling […]
17th Annual Heather Miller Memorial Golf Classic supports nursing scholarships and organ donation awareness
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) — Local golfers are about to take part in an event that helps to fund hundreds of scholarships for area nursing students. The 17th Annual Heather Miller Memorial Golf Classic will tee off on Friday at Olgebay’s Crispin Golf Center. It’s in honor of West Virginia University nursing student Heather Miller, […]
Pittsburgh-area man finds armed intruder inside his house
LURERNE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — A community is pleading for a teenager to come forward after allegedly being involved in a home invasion in Fayette County.On Sunday afternoon in the quiet community of East Millsboro, a homeowner and his daughter returned home from an outing to find the front door open. The father told his daughter to stay outside while he investigated. That is when he encountered an intruder.Friend and neighbor Melissa Williams shared a Facebook post with KDKA-TV. In the video, she detailed the harrowing experience. "Dad goes to reach and grab him and the intruder turns around to...
Man charged after allegedly making racial threats to family in Monongalia County
A Morgantown resident was charged with violating his neighbors' civil rights after allegedly making racial threats at multiple victims, including children, over the course of several months.
Four Hospitalized, Including Two Firefighters, Following Garbage Truck Collision in Chartiers Township
Early Thursday morning, a collision occurred involving a garbage truck and a vehicle in Chartiers Township, Washington County, sending four individuals to the hospital. According to WPXI, the accident was reported just before 5 a.m. on N. Main Street. Washington County 911 disclosed that both drivers were taken to the...
Gov. Josh Shapiro, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker speak on Kamala Harris endorsements
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker spoke Friday morning as the Philadelphia Building Trades as the announced their endorsement of Harris for president.
41st Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival kicks off
WHEELING, W.Va. — The Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival has been taking place in Wheeling for 41 years. There are fireworks, a bocce tournament, music and more, but what the festival is truly known for is the food. “I got food from Little Italy yesterday,” Italian Festival...
Shaw makes strong early impression as she strives to fit in alongside Quinerly and Harrison
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In Mark Kellogg’s first season as head coach at West Virginia, the Mountaineers featured one of the most productive backcourts in the country. Starting guards JJ Quinerly, Jordan Harrison and Lauren Fields helped key a 25-win season by combining for 57 percent of the team’s scoring, serving as the top three assists leaders and totaling between 77 and 97 steals apiece to each rank in the top 50 nationally.
Fairmont State’s aviation program sees growth in female pilots
In October 2018, Victoria Grace was celebrated as the first woman to complete her Private Pilot Single Engine Land Rating through Fairmont State University’s flight program. Grace went on to be the first woman to graduate from the aviation program and then became their first female flight instructor. Since...
Cutters Swept By Black Bears In Walk-Off
Morgantown, WV – The Williamsport Crosscutters fell on Thursday night to the West Virginia Black Bears 4-3 at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark as the Black Bears completed the series sweep. Williamsport’s first run of the ballgame came in the fifth inning as Porter Brown doubled, his first...
Laughlin Memorial Chapel celebrates WVU Extension Energy Express program
Wheeling, W.Va. (WTRF) Laughlin Chapel hosted a celebration of WVU Extension’s Energy Express program this evening. It provided a chance for parents, volunteers and community members to see the many projects that students have created during the six-week program. The event also served as a commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the partnership between AmeriCorps […]
1 man dead, 2 hurt in Versailles Borough incident in which suspect fought with, injured police officer
One man is dead and a second man and a woman were hospitalized Thursday night after an altercation in Versailles Borough that started at one residence and spilled over to the adjacent home. Police said a suspect was arrested only after he fled the scene. He was apprehended in McKeesport...
Watch: WVU Women’s Basketball HC Mark Kellogg, Players Discuss Foreign Trip
WVU women’s basketball head coach Mark Kellogg and players JJ Quinerly, Jordan Harrison and Sydney Shaw discuss the historic 2023-2024 season, the upcoming foreign trip and look ahead to the new season while speaking with the media on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Find more video content on the WV...
Fairmont professor honored with teaching excellence awards
FAIRMONT, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Fairmont State University has announced that Professor of Information Systems Management, Dr. Rebecca Giorcelli has been honored with multiple awards denoting teaching excellence. Bestowed upon educators who have been shown to demonstrate outstanding prowess teaching in their area of expertise, the Teaching Excellence Award for Region 2 is among the honors […]
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