State capitol Christmas trees come from Monongalia County tree farm

PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Officials with the city of Philippi say funding has been secured to complete a project to create a secondary water source for the city and more than 80 percent of Barbour County. City Manager Jeremy Drennen said the city was recently approved for a $10 Million...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Commission appointed Gabrielle Mucciola as the county’s next prosecutor in a meeting that took place Wednesday in Morgantown. Mucciola has worked her way to the top spot after starting with the office in 2008 as a legal assistant. “I applied and (former...

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — The Ohio County Sheriff’s Office announced on their Facebook page that longtime public servant and former sheriff Tom Burgoyne passed away Thursday morning. He was 82. Burgoyne was police chief of Ohio County from 2000-2008. In the Facebook post, the department said Burgoyne, “Was...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Georgia man will spend 50 years in federal prison for distributing drugs in the region and dismembering and disposing of the body of a Fairmont woman to hide her overdose death. During the trial for Seddrick Banks, 30, the jury heard evidence that Banks traveled...

Federal prosecutors are asking only for the five months of jail time already served by George Tanios, a Morgantown resident accused of transporting and handing off a canister of chemical irritant used to spray Capitol Police officers on Jan. 6, 2021. Tanios, 41, is set to be sentenced at 1...

The Jim Justice Road Show is back. The Governor will be traveling across the state starting today pushing his proposed 50 percent reduction in the state personal income tax rates. The first stop is in Parkersburg today, followed by Beckley on Thursday and Wheeling on Friday. The plan passed the...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Police are investigating a shooting near the West Virginia University Campus in Morgantown. Officers responded to the 500 block of Grant Avenue at approximately 11:45 p.m. Monday where one person had been shot and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. A suspect was last seen running toward Beechurst Avenue...

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Fairmont woman was sentenced to 5 to 35 years in prison Wednesday in connection with the death of a 4-year-old boy. Ashlee Allen, 28, left the child in the care of Walter Richardson, 34, in 2021, who Allen knew abused the boy in the past.

PHILIPPI, W.Va. — A Barbour County man is charged with kidnapping after police say he held a woman against her will earlier this week. Sammy Martz was arrested after a 911 call in the area of the Anglin Run area of Philippi. Investigators charge he held a woman against her will and tortured her over a four to five hour period.

WESTON, W.Va. — A Lewis County woman charged with killing her three-month-old daughter will be in court Tuesday afternoon for a preliminary hearing. Krista Brunecz, 31, will appear before a Lewis County magistrate at 12 p.m. She was arrested and charged Friday with the death of a child by a parent by child abuse.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s defensive struggles were well-documented last season when the Mountaineers were too often plagued by explosive pass plays and allowed 38 or more points in seven of 12 games. Earlier this week, head coach Neal Brown said the team lost more than what he...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Highlights and photo gallery from Morgantown’s 79-43 win over Wheeling Park. (Highlights and photo gallery by Teran Malone)

PLEASANT VALLEY, W.Va. — Highlights from East Fairmont’s 47-46 win over Bridgeport. (Highlights by Teran Malone)

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Wheeling Park collected their 14th win by double digits Tuesday evening and a second against their top regional rival in Morgantown. The Patriots (15-1) swept the regular season series from the Mohigans, 59-48. “Anytime you come here, it is a tough place to play. This is a very good basketball team. Our kids are growing as the season goes on and I know our ceiling is higher than what we are at right now. I’m excited about where we can get to,” said Wheeling Park head coach Ryan Young.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In the corner of the Morgantown High School gymnasium, banners are displayed honoring Gatorade West Virginia Players of the Year. Four banners with Irene Riggs’ name are already in place and two more are on the way. On Monday, Riggs was honored as the Gatorade...

(Bob Huggins postgame press conference) West Virginia got a major lift from its bench Wednesday against Texas Tech at United Supermarkets Arena. As a result, the Mountaineers’ 12-game road losing streak in Big 12 play is no more. After falling behind by 10 less than 7 minutes into the...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Greg Carey and Joe Brocato take a look at some of the top contenders in Class AAA basketball as teams hit the midway point of the regular season. (Note: The segment was recorded Monday, January 23, references to team records reflect that)

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Greg Carey and Joe Brocato take a look at some of the top contenders in Class AAAA basketball as teams hit the midway point of the regular season. (Note: The segment was recorded Monday, January 23, references to team records reflect that)

The streak is FINALLY over. Wednesday’s victory at Texas Tech gave West Virginia its first Big 12 road victory in over 700 days. The streak-snapping 76-61 victory came in a most unconventional way. Consider that 65% of the Mountaineers offense came from reserve players, and that 68% of WVU’s shot attempts were from three-point distance. Throw in 19 turnovers and you’ve got a weird win. But, hey it counts.