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WVU celebrates alumni and showcases robotics at Oglebay summer tour event
WHEELING, W.Va. — A Gold and Blue celebration took place Monday evening for West Virginia University alumni at Oglebay’s Pine Room by the Crispin Pool. WVU President Gordon Gee was in attendance, along with current students from the robotics team and alumni. This is a part of the...
WVU Baseball Catcher Withdraws from MLB Draft, Returning to Mountaineers
In the midst of several of his teammates achieving their dreams of being drafted, Logan Sauve feels he still has unfinished business in college with WVU Baseball. Ahead of the final day of the 2024 MLB Draft, Sauve announced he’s withdrawing his name from the draft and returning to West Virginia for another season.
Teams Ohio & West Virginia Report to OVAC Media Day
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF)– Both Team Ohio (coached by Harrison Central’s Anthony Hayes) and West Virginia (coached by Weir’s Frank Sisinni) are on campus now for the OVAC All Star Game. They will spend the week there before heading over to Wheeling Island Stadium for the big game. Stream the game on WTRF.com with our own […]
Gas line break causes brief evacuation of 2 streets in New Martinsville
WETZEL COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) – Wetzel County EMA Director Steve Yoho tells 7NEWS that a medium pressure gas line was broken Monday evening in New Martinsville. The break caused a temporary evacuation of residents on James St and Rebecca St. The gas company arrived on scene and was able to shut it off. After checking […]
Who is Trent Conaway? Here’s what we know about the mayor of East Palestine, Ohio
East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway is slated to speak Wednesday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Conaway was the Mayor of East Palestine, Ohio, when a Norfolk Southern train derailed on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Twenty of the 38 cars that derailed were carrying hazardous materials. ...
Beaver Grade Road in Moon Township is back open after a landslide
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- Part of Beaver Grade Road in Moon Township has reopened after it was closed the last six months because of a landslide. It took six months and 40 million pounds of rock to get the road reopened to traffic. Now that it is, who is responsible for its $4 million price tag?Beaver Grade Road between Montour Run and Duckhorn Drive, which is owned by PennDOT, closed on Jan. 26 due to a landslide above that affected a handful of homes along Stags Leap Lane in the Sonoma Ridge Development.Emergency repair work to shore up the hillside...
PIAA board makes initial vote to strike health and safety terminology from Competition Formula
Jul. 17—STATE COLLEGE — The PIAA board wants to remove some much-maligned words from its competitive-balance rule, those that prohibited health and safety as grounds for an appeal. The Competition Formula currently says: "... a change in classification would not be cause for a health and safety concern. A claim of such risk will not be considered." But the board on Wednesday voted to strike ...
Ohio State football five-star commit dispels any rumors of him flipping
It’s pretty normal with Southern recruits to commit to a program, even when they are still looking at others schools. Multiple Ohio State football commits have taken official visits, and with that comes rumors of flipping. One of those players who has done so is Alabama cornerback, Na’eem Offord, who has taken official visits to Oregon, Alabama, and Auburn.
Work continues to curb human trafficking in Jefferson County, beyond
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — A combined effort from a group of local and regional agencies recently led to 10 arrests of people seeking to buy sex in Jefferson County. The 2-day operation was set up to expose those on both ends of the transaction. Steubenville Police Chief Kenny Anderson...
State Fair to Host School Supply Drive
LEWISBURG W.Va. (WVDN) – The State Fair of West Virginia in partnership with Communities in Schools of Greenbrier County (CISGC), is set to host a school supply drive on Monday, August 12, at the 99th Annual State Fair! Fairgoers are asked to bring in three (3) different school supply items OR two (2) hygiene products […] The post State Fair to Host School Supply Drive appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
16 West Virginians plead guilty in drug trafficking conspiracy
MARTINSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Seventeen individuals have pled guilty to drug distribution charges following an extensive investigation into a Baltimore-based trafficking organization, announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia on Thursday, July 11, 2024. U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld stated that since the indictment of Gary Brown, Jr. and eighty-one others […]
Two Ohio State Routes will be closed for a couple of days
Starting July 22, in Jefferson County, State Route 150 will close during daytime hours for a culvert replacement project. East of Pleasant Grove. In Belmont County, starting July 22, State Route 149 will be closed to traffic for a slide repair project.
'He was a true hero:' PA man shares his attempt to help father killed in Trump shooting
BUTLER — Once he realized what was going on, Beaver County Republican Rico Elmore was one of those who jumped into action Saturday night at the Butler Farm show field to help others in the aftermath of the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump. Invited to the local...
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