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Screening to be offered in Mill Creek, Elkins
MORGANTOWN– LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Randolph, Lewis, and Marion counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, LUCAS will be at:. • Valley Health Care of Mill Creek from...
First annual Nelson Elliot Golf Scramble honors late Marion County teacher
FAIRMONT, W.Va (WDTV) -People from all over came to Green Hills Country Club in Fairmont on Friday to take part in the first-ever " Nelson Elliot Golf Scramble.” The event honors the memory of a beloved Marion County teacher who passed away in March of 2023. Nelson’s family told...
NJ woman pleads guilty to defrauding Marion County victim through social media
CLARKSBURG, W.Va (WDTV) - A New Jersey woman pled guilty to an investment scheme in federal court in Clarksburg Friday. Dianna Mae Fernandez, 38, of Bergenfield, New Jersey, is accused of defrauding victims from West Virginia and elsewhere out of more than $300,000. Fernandez admitted to wire fraud, according to...
Worthington man charged with multiple counts sex abuse with a juvenile
WORTHINGTON, W.Va. A Worthington resident has been following a series of forensic interviews with juveniles about sexual abuse. Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department were told by the victim that Tyler Swiger, 33, had performed sexual acts when they were 6 or 7 years old but did not remember the exact date.
Marion County Prosecutor says family of Fairmont man who was killed in 2023 gave ‘misinformation’ during press conference
After a press conference was held by the family of Charles “Duddy” Echols III on Monday, demanding answers regarding the Fairmont man's 2023 death, Marion County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey Freeman told 12 News that although no arrests have been made, certain details about the investigation have been accessible to the family and will be made public very soon.
WVU widens service area to assist pregnant women, parenting families
A West Virginia University-led effort is extending its reach to 11 Mountain State counties, providing more low-income pregnant women and families with children access to health care and life skills through the West Virginia Healthy Start/Helping Appalachian Parents and Infants — HAPI — project. In partnership with local...
National, local activists call for justice over 2023 Marion County, West Virginia, shooting
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — Nearly a year after the shooting death of Charles Echols III in Fairmont, national and local activists are calling for justice in his killing, alleging that the shooting is more akin to homicide than it is to self-defense. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s...
Fairmont police say no correlation between three human remains discoveries
Jul. 1—A dead person discovered under a bridge in Fairmont is the third set of human remains found in Marion County in the last month and the fourth found in counties surrounding Monongalia. On June 3, a woman later identified as 30-year-old Courtney Nicole Martin was found by a...
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