West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport sets graduation Dec. 16

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — A renewal contract with Republic Services for trash pickup in the city and a zoning change request were the two items discussed by the Morgantown City Council at its regular committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday. The zoning request would change three adjoining...

REEDSVILLE — Jerry Scott Wiles (aka “The Enforcer”), 48, of Reedsville, formerly of Kingwood, Clarksburg and Terra Alta, passed away with his family by his side on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at Mon General Hospital in Morgantown. Jerry was a son of Teddy T. Wiles Sr. and...

Michael Blake Shay, 51 of Bridgeport, WV passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, following an extended illness. He was born in Grafton, WV, on December 23, 1971.

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WV News) — Filing is underway for the June 13 Bridgeport city election, and a pair of city residents — an incumbent councilman and a previous challenger — have already filed to be on the ballot. Incumbent Don Burton hopes to retain his seat for...

Lewis County Wrestling travelled to Huntington this weekend for the largest and toughest tournament held in West Virginia each year, and came away with two wrestlers in the Top 8 of their classes in a tournament where it’s considering a feat to make the second day of wrestling. The...

GLENVILLE, W.Va. (WV News) — Glenville State University has been recognized by the website Military Supportive Colleges as a top pick among military-supportive universities in the Southeast Region of the United States. Glenville State earned the recognition among only five other public higher education institutions in West Virginia.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday that he has appointed Thomas Hoxie to the 19th Judicial Circuit Court, which serves Barbour and Taylor counties. Hoxie is a lifelong resident of Barbour County and is a graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law. He...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — A 35-year-old Bridgeport man who recently served time for a federal gun crime from North Dakota has been accused by West Virginia state troopers of two counts of unlawful possession of a gun and six felony drug counts. Alexander Alonso Galindo was charged by...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WV News) — David Lee VanGilder was called to the Lord on the morning of February 1, 2023, at the age of 88. Ethelyn, his loving and devoted wife of over 65 years, was by his side as he made his journey. David was born on May...

WEST VIRGINIA (13-9) Bell 1-1 2-2 4, Matthews 4-8 1-1 10, Mitchell 6-10 2-2 15, Ke.Johnson 0-3 2-2 2, Stevenson 6-17 4-4 17, Toussaint 4-8 3-4 12, Wilson 2-6 0-0 6, Wague 1-1 1-2 3, Okonkwo 0-1 1-2 1, Suemnick 1-2 0-0 2, Ko.Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-57 16-19 72.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — Today marks the first day of American Heart Month, and as in years previous, the Fairmont Medical Center and Marion County Chamber of Commerce are promoting the importance of heart health in women with “Go Red for Women Day” on Friday, as well as further awareness initiatives throughout the month.

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Since she was 5 years old, Robert C. Byrd senior Avery Childers has played basketball. In middle school, she became a three-sport athlete, as she started playing volleyball and softball in addition to basketball.

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — A 41-year-old Clarksburg man accused of coming close to backing a vehicle into troopers while trying to flee bench warrant service entered guilty pleas to two felonies Wednesday. Ryan Martin Labounty pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and fleeing with reckless indifference, according to...

What began as a dream and a mission in 1977 turned into a reality in 2021 with the opening of the Lewis County 4-H Center on Jesse Run in Jane Lew. The building opened for meetings, events, and other activities, but lacked a fully functioning kitchen. Since then, cabinets, countertops,...

West Virginia went to Fort Worth Wednesday night looking for a season sweep of No. 15 TCU, but instead, it was the Horned Frogs who got revenge for the Mountaineers’ 74-64 victory 13 days ago in Morgantown. This time Texas Christian (17-5, 6-3) turned the tables on WVU (13-9,...

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — The Marion County Commission voted Wednesday to appoint Commissioner Bobby DeVaul to the North Central West Virginia Airport Authority, but not until Commission President Ernie VanGilder shared his grievances with how the situation was handled. The issue stemmed from the commission’s Jan. 18 meeting...

West Virginia head coach Neal Brown noted that his program would not have a busy signing day in February, as it received most of its letters of intent in the early December period, but the Mountaineers did add one player to its incoming 2023 roster on Wednesday when Corey McIntyre, Jr., followed up on his verbal commitment with his official signing.

Lewis County Junior Wrestling had a big weekend with two competitions including the Coalfields North Regional which was hosted at Lewis County High School. Prior to the Coalfield Regionals the team participated in the Bridgeport Brawl were six Lewis County wrestlers took first place in their respective divisions including three girls division champions.

FAIRMONT — George Mangas finished with a career-high 33 points and Zyon Dobbs recorded a double-double in points (13) and assists (11) as the Fairmont State men’s basketball team (15-4, 10-3 Mountain East Conference) secured an overtime win over No. 24 West Virginia State (15-4, 9-4 MEC) on Wednesday (Jan. 25) at Joe Retton Arena in Fairmont, W.Va.

Highlights and a brief post-game interview from Bob Huggins following West Virginia's lethargic 76-72 loss to TCU in Big 12 basketball action. The Mountaineers allowed the Horned Frogs to get to the basket at will as they shot 52% from the field in the victory.