JUNIOR — Four people were killed in a mobile home fire likely caused by “consumer grade pyrotechnic materials” Wednesday evening, officials said.
According to a release put out Thursday afternoon by the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office, at 10:41 p.m. on Wednesday, Barbour County 911 received a call regarding a residential structure fire at 355 West River Avenue in Junior. There were reports that people were trapped in the residence by the fire.
“Firefighters arrived at the scene to find
BEVERLY – A private school in Beverly has been disqualified from participating in the Hope Scholarship Program due to “financial misconduct.”
The announcement, made this week by State Treasurer Larry Pack, said the Hope Scholarship Board has acted to “permanently disqualify Tygart Valley Christian Academy from participation in the Hope Scholarship Program for financial misconduct.”
“We want to make clear that while there is very little fraud and misconduct in the Hope Scholarship Program, we
JUNIOR — Four people were killed in a mobile home fire Wednesday evening, officials said.
The fire took place on West River Avenue in Junior, and was reported at about 10:40 p.m. Wednesday evening, Barbour County Office of Emergency Management Deputy Director Dylan Harper told The Inter-Mountain Thursday morning.
In a statement to The Inter-Mountain Thursday morning, Jason Baltic with the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office confirmed the deaths of four adults in the fire. Officials have
CHARLESTON — Governor Patrick Morrisey is encouraging churches, schools, veterans organizations, civic groups, local governments and communities across West Virginia to participate in a statewide bell-ringing ceremony at noon on Saturday, July 4, as part of the Mountain State’s commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary.
“America’s 250th anniversary is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to celebrate the freedoms we’ve inherited and the sacrifices that made them possible,” Morrisey said. “I
MORGANTOWN — This is the tale that hasn’t been told about the West Virginia University baseball season that took it to the College World Series in Omaha for the first time ever; that ended with three All-American players in pitchers Maxx Yehl and Chasen Cole along with catcher/second baseman Gavin Kelly, and which honored Steve Sabins with a National Coach of the Year Award.
This is a look not into the Mountaineers’ dugout or clubhouse, but instead into the stands and up onto “Randy’s Ridge,”
Mason Howell runs through some football drills Tuesday at the All Day Sports Camp. The camp is being held through Friday. Campers have the opportunity to participate in five different sports at the camp that is being held this week at the Phil Gainer Community Center.
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia baseball landed a top ACC arm out of the transfer portal Tuesday night. The Mountaineers received a commitment from Louisville starting pitcher Colton Hartman, according to multiple sources. 64Analytics was on the story first.
Hartman is an Ohio native and heads to Morgantown as a senior transfer, and if he chooses, is draft-eligible this offseason. Hartman is a big 6-foot-3 left-handed pitcher who spent three years with the Cardinals. Last year, Hartman made 11 starts
PHILIPPI — On Saturday, Aug. 1, characters from the Addams family TV series and other costume-clad characters will be parading the cobble stone street in front of the BC Historical Museum to treat Fest-goers to the creativity of local and regional cosplay visitors.
Lurch Fest 2026 will once again feature its costume contest. This year the costume contest has three categories: Best Addams Family Costume, Best Original Costume and Best Ted Cassidy Costume. Winners of the costume contest will
(AP) — LeBron James is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers, which means another decision awaits.
A mere 16 years after his first famed “decision” — the one that saw him leave Cleveland for Miami — James is getting ready to change uniforms once again. He has told the Lakers that his eight-year run with them is over and that he’ll play a record-extending 24th NBA season elsewhere.
James has made clear many times in recent years that more championships are his motivation, which means it’s almost certain
CHARLESTON – A majority of the justices on the U.S. Supreme Court said a West Virginia law prohibiting transgender girls and women from participating in sports designated for biological girls and women did not violate the rights of a Harrison County transgender girl.
In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of West Virginia and Idaho, which passed similar laws described as being aimed at protecting biological girls and women from being forced to compete against biological boys
