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Authorities investigating fatal motorcycle crash in Morgan County
STOCKPORT, Ohio (WTAP) — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. According to the release, the Marietta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a motorcycle crash that occurred on July 30 at approximately 10:07 p.m. The crash occurred on State Route 376 near State Route 226 in Windsor Township, Morgan County.
Iconic Greenbrier Hotel listed for public auction due to defaulted loan
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (WCHS) — The Greenbrier Hotel, owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his family, could be going up for auction later this month, according to a legal advertisement placed in a Lewisburg newspaper. The Notice of Trustee’s Sale placed in the West Virginia Daily...
One week out: State Fair of West Virginia final push
FAIRLEA, WV (WVNS) — One of the biggest events of the year for West Virginia is coming up. That is right! It is just about time for the state fair! The State Fair of West Virginia officially opens on August 8th, 2024, in Fairlea, but preparations began months before. In the last week leading up to […]
West Side art store shares Mountain State designs on global scale
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – More than 20 West Virginia businesses are being recognized for exporting products to a new country last year by the Department of Economic Development. One art-based business located in Charleston’s West Side, Echo-Lit, said they sold their designs to 15 different countries last year. Owner Jeanne Stevenson said she never imagined […]
Wawa Enters 14th State With a New Store Coming to West Virginia
A truck promotes Wawa's pending arrival at a groundbreaking outside Lexington, Kentucky, in June 2024. A West Virginia Wawa is on its way to becoming a reality, as the Delaware County convenience store chain opens its first store there, writes Jim Walsh for the Courier-Post. This will be Wawa’s 14th...
Revisiting An HIV Outbreak And Building Homes On Old Mine Sites This West Virginia Morning
At the height of the COVID outbreak, Charleston was sideswiped by a second deadly epidemic: what the Centers for Disease Control called the most concerning outbreak of HIV in the entire country. There was a bitter tug-of-war over how to respond. But where did that leave the patients, and the people most at risk? And what’s happened to the outbreak since then?
West Virginia golf earns All-Academic honors
It was a historic 2023-2024 season for West Virginia’s men’s golf team which saw them achieve unprecedented success on the course. But it turns out they didn’t let that distract them in the classroom. It was announced Tuesday that the Mountaineers have been named All-Academic Team by...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Former Pennsboro Police Chief Travis Snuffer
Former Pennsboro Police Chief Travis Snuffer was charged with animal cruelty, a misdemeanor, after his K-9 Judge was found in his parked cruiser in West Union, where he resides, on June 20. Pennboro Council decided to let the head of their police department go during an executive session on July...
WVU alum Blessing Ejiofor helps Nigeria women's basketball to first Olympic victory in 20 years
Former West Virginia women’s basketball alumni Blessing Ejiofor was able to take part in something quite special on Monday. Competing with the Nigerian national team at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Ejiofor and her teammates were able to upset Australia 75-62 in their opening matchup of the group play stage -- the win marked the first Olympic victory for Nigeria in the sport since 2004, ending a 20-year drought.
City of Morgantown honors Don Knotts with new Fife Avenue signs
Don Knotts’s legacy continues as the City of Morgantown installs new Fife Avenue street signs as part of the Don Knotts 100th birthday celebration. The sign depicts Knotts as Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show,” one of his most recognizable roles from his acting career. The sign also reads the words “Honoring 10 Years of Don Knotts’ legacy, July 21, 1924-July 21, 2024.”
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