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Former WVU student arrested, charged with strangulation
Former WVU student Shawn Higginbotham was arrested for strangulation Saturday following a violent incident in a residence hall in November, according to the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. UPD responded to a domestic incident at Dadisman Hall on Nov. 6, 2023, at 3 a.m., in which Higginbotham allegedly...
First WVU Medicine Children’s heart patient successfully receives Harmony Valve
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A 16-year-old from Frostburg, Maryland, is the first patient at WVU Medicine Children’s to successfully undergo treatment for a heart defect called tetralogy of Fallot with the Harmony™ Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve, a catheter-deployable bioprosthetic valve. “The new valve is for patients who have an...
Wanted man arrested after police chase in Fairmont
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WBOY) — A man wanted on multiple outstanding warrants was arrested after police say he led them on a chase in Fairmont. It happened on Tuesday, April 30, according to a criminal complaint. Officers with the Fairmont Police Department saw Sidney Walker, 50, in the driver’s seat of a maroon Chevy Trailblazer that was parked on the 400 block of Quincy Street, the complaint said. The complaint noted two women were passengers in the vehicle.
FBI memorial for fallen officers to be held this week in Clarksburg
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WDTV) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation will honor fallen West Virginia law enforcement officers on their campus in Clarksburg Tuesday. They will hold their annual ceremony on the campus of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division at 1 p.m. During the ceremony, West Virginia...
PSP: West Virginia man killed in Bedford County crash involving tractor-trailer
BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — State police say a West Virginia man was killed Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash, involving a tractor-trailer, in Bedford County. Investigators say 70-year-old Walter Kwapien, of Morgantown, WV, was reportedly stopped at a stop sign, near the intersection of Allegheny Road and Hyndman Road, in Manns Choice Borough.
Census: Most Of State’s Largest Cities Shrank From 2022 To 2023
Of the state’s 15 largest cities, only Morgantown and Bridgeport gained population from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023, according to new U.S. Census data. And those two cities did not post large gains. Bridgeport’s population increased about 1 percent to 9,377. Morgantown’s increased 0.3 percent to 30,429.
Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms persist throughout the day
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Today started off pretty gloomy with those overcast skies and rain showers in the early morning hours and it will continue to rain on our parade (literally) with more rain showers coming up in the next couple hours. In the evening hours we are also going to start to see some non-severe thunderstorms. Our highs today are going to drop down below season average today with temperatures in the low 70s for the lower elevations but, our highs will be getting higher on Thursday as we start a slight warming trend getting into the high 70s in the lowlands. Also on Thursday we are going to start to get another break from the bad weather! Thursday does see some chances for some very scattered showers but the chances will get even lower going into the evening hours and into the morning on Friday. To start off your weekend on Friday however, there are some more chances for thunderstorms in the late afternoon to evening. Daniel Niemasz has all of this and more on your First Alert Forecast.
ESPN grades WVU's coaching hire
Sixty-five different Division One colleges will have new head coaches this coming basketball season, including more than a dozen in the high major level. Among that group was West Virginia, which hired Darian DeVries for his first major job. ESPN's Myron Medcalf chimed in on the hire, updating his grade that he gave the Mountaineers right after the move was made. Check it out below.
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