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Rabies case confirmed in Mon, Preston County
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. –– The first case of rabies in 2024 has been confirmed on property at the Preston-Monongalia County line. The owner of the property off Gladesville Road in Independence found a racoon fighting with a barn cat. The owner euthenized the racoon and tests at the...
Drunk driver crashes on I-79 with child in car
WESTOVER, W.Va (WDTV) - A Fayetteville woman was arrested Monday after rolling her vehicle on I-79 while intoxicated with a child in the car. Vickie Gay, 52, flipped a vehicle on its side near the Westover exit on I-79 in Monongalia County while driving intoxicated, according to the Westover Police Department. The crash caused Gay and her juvenile child to be trapped inside, police said.
I-68 to I-79 to be closed intermittently for several hours
MONONGALIA COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Parts of I-68 to I-79 in Monongalia County will be closed intermittently for the next several hours. According to Monongalia County Emergency Management, over the next approximately 3.5 hours Interstate 68 westbound to Interstate 79 southbound is going to be intermittently closed for construction. The Mon County Sheriff’s Department is […]
Power outage planned for parts of Monongalia County
MONONGALIA COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A power outage is planned for over 700 MonPower customers in Monongalia County. Mon Power has scheduled a planned outage to upgrade facilities on Thursday, June 27, 2024. The outage will affect 769 customers in the vicinity of Pineview Dr, JD Anderson Dr, Stoneridge Rd, Chestnut Ridge Rd, Willowdale Rd, […]
Driver Arrested Following Wreck on Interstate 79 as Child is Injured Due to Woman's Alleged Intoxication
According to WDTV, a Fayetteville woman was arrested Monday after rolling her vehicle on Interstate 79 while intoxicated with a child in the car. Vickie Gay, 52, flipped a vehicle on its side near the Westover exit on I-79 in Monongalia County while driving intoxicated, according to the Westover Police Department. The crash caused Gay and her juvenile child to be trapped inside, police said.
W. Va. Deputies Give Teen with Muscular Dystrophy Behind-the-Scenes Tour
The Monongalia County Sheriff's Department pulled out all the stops during a private tour of the facility for a Bruceton Mills boy with muscular dystrophy. It all started a few weeks ago when 14-year-old David Austin and his mother Kim Burnworth began talking to Deputy Dave McDougal one day at Walmart.
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