A 36-year-old Belington man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for transporting child sexual abuse material and ordered to pay $83,500 in restitution. He drove a resort bus, not a school bus.
From a dancing child to spectral library cats and a watchful principal, WVU shares three campus ghost legends ahead of Halloween.
West Virginia businesses can now apply for permits, pay fees and track applications in one online account at SpeedToBuild.wv.gov. Faster processing for eligible permits begins January 1, 2027, and the portal becomes required for covered permits July 1, 2027.
Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School has released its honor roll recognizing students with GPAs of 3.5 to 4.0. The list includes honorees in sixth, seventh and eighth grades.
Didimus Kimbi, 37, of Bridgeport faces up to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to an armed separatist group in Cameroon.
A $1,339,077 award will replace the aging Bonnie’s Bus mammography unit and expand WVU’s mobile cancer screening program, with plans for up to 168 screening events a year.
Princeton Police Lt. R.M. Combs faces a first-degree arson charge in connection with an August 4 fire on Harrison Street. He is on administrative leave while internal and criminal investigations proceed.
Upshur County’s Precinct 18 has been temporarily relocated to a new polling location at the Vo-Tech School because of ongoing renovations, and signs will direct voters to it.
West Virginia Wesleyan College students will collect food door to door from 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 for the Upshur Parish House. Donations can also be dropped off at 68 College Ave. weekdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital earned national recognition for low C. diff infection rates after reporting zero infections from October 2024 through September 2025.
