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FAIRMONT, W.Va. – The final summer workouts for some high school seniors took place on Thursday. The East Fairmont High School football team was one of those teams wrapping up their three-week practice period time before the real practices begin next week. It’s fairly easy to see the growth, physically,...

DAISYTOWN – A West Pike Run Township woman is being held without bail at Washington County jail after her arrest for attempted homicide in a stabbing over the weekend. Brianna Leigh Payton, 22, of 58 Main St., Daisytown, was jailed following her arraignment Saturday before District Judge Gary Havelka, court records show.

MONESSEN – A Monessen man was held without bond Friday following a search of his vehicle that produced fentanyl-laced heroin and crack. Aliziah Isiah Feliberty, 21, of 700 Delaware Ave., was initially arrested July 11 by Rostraver Township police following a pursuit that traveled into Monessen, court records show. Rostraver...

Former California University of Pennsylvania standout Natalie Wideman ’14 and Team Canada recently captured the bronze medal in softball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Canada earned its first-ever softball medal in Tokyo after previously finishing as high as fourth at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which was the last time the sport was sponsored at the Olympics. Canada posted a 3-2 record in the opening rounds before claiming a 3-2 victory against Mexico in the Bronze Medal Game. The only losses by Canada were 1-0 defeats to both Japan and USA, who faced each other in the Gold Medal Game.

The East Fairmont Bees' senior class is looking to leave their mark on the school in their final season. Nick Henthorn sat down with four Bees seniors to go back through their athletic careers to this point.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WCHS) — Texas and Oklahoma want out of the Big 12 Conference. The two programs made that crystal clear after notifying the conference they weren't going to extend media right past the 2025 season. So now, how do the other eight programs in the conference react?. On Monday,...

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Lance McClendon, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 100 months of incarceration for a drug charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. McClendon, age 47, pleaded guilty in March 2021 to one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.” McClendon admitted...

The closure of Route 40 near Yough Lake over the past month has sunk the summer sales numbers for marinas and boat stores that depend on visitors spending their weekends on the water. Yough Lake Marina near Addison and Caney Valley SS Marine in Henry Clay Township both have reported...

MANNINGTON, W.Va. — An official challenge was brought before Mannington’s City Council regarding the results of June 1st’s municipal election. In the end, the council voted to uphold the election’s results, keeping Tim Fluharty’s victory intact without a run-off. Luna’s concerns came from a claim that Fluharty’s wife, Heather, the...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University athletic director Shane Lyons made his first public statement on the state of the Big 12 after Texas and Oklahoma informed the conference they would not retain their media rights beyond 2025. Lyons’ press release seemed to indicate the Mountaineers would consider doing what was best for the school, the athletes, the students and the state of West Virginia.

Betty J. Mesich Traficante, 89, of Tower Hill 2, passed away Friday, July 23, 2021, in Uniontown Hospital, with her loving family by her side. She was born September 11, 1931, in Edenborn, a daughter of Andrew and Julia Gulik Mesich. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A man has been charged after a juvenile disclosed instances of sexual abuse to police officers in Morgantown. According to a criminal complaint filed by the Morgantown Police Department, on July 22, a juvenile stated that a man was in her bedroom in Morgantown. During that time,...

MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. — A Wheeling man is in jail facing eight felony charges for allegedly violently beating his girlfriend. According to Marshall County Sheriff Bill Helms, a woman called police Friday night, saying her boyfriend assaulted her and held her against her will. Mitchell Arbogast is facing charges of...

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A man has been charged after allegedly wounding a victim during a fight in Fairmont and trying to convince him to give a false statement. On July 10, officers with the Fairmont Police Department responded to a well-being check at an apartment on Locust Avenue in Fairmont, according to a criminal complaint.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A woman has been charged after allegedly trying to burn down an apartment in Fairmont. On July 25, officers with the Fairmont Police Department learned of an incident that happened that day at an apartment on Cobrin Place where a woman set fire to curtains, according to a criminal complaint.