PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va – A Buffalo woman is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries after her vehicle was struck by a train in Putnam County.
West Virginia State Police troopers responded to the incident in the Cross Creek area just before 3 p.m. Saturday. Misty Grady, 55, of Buffalo, was the sole occupant of the involved SUV, and preliminary investigation indicates she failed to yield to an oncoming train before hitting the front right side of the locomotive.
She was transported by Putnam

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Board of Zoning Appeals has rejected a conditional use variance for a proposed Abundant Life Recovery House on the downtown campus of West Virginia University.
Abundant Life Recovery Housing currently has two operations across the river in Westover, one for women and one for men.
Erin Newmeyer
The program is a faith-based program available only to those in recovery who have committed to the recovery process. Participants in the program cannot have violent or

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State lawmakers will meet in Charleston beginning Sunday for three days of interim committee meetings.
The meetings have taken on added significance with issues that have surfaced in recent weeks.
A legislature committee meeting Sunday afternoon will hear a presentation on Flock security cameras. The cameras have generated a lot of public discussion in several cities and towns in recent weeks.
There are two meetings, one set for Sunday and another set for Tuesday, where TANF

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia International Yeager Airport has a new general aviation director.
Dean Selby
The airport announced this week that Dean Selby has been hired as Director of General Aviation at CRW. He comes to Charleston after a stint as executive director at the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport in Sparta, Tennessee. Selby has a versatile 35-year background in managing facilities, property, and construction.
Described as a “lifelong aviation enthusiast” by the airport, Selby

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 25,000 Hope Scholarship students will receive their first round of funding next week for the upcoming school year.
Larry Pack
State Treasurer Larry Pack, who is also Chairman of the Hope Scholarship Board, announced that those students have been approved for 2026-27 school year funding. According to Pack’s office, those students will get their first quarterly funds deposited into their accounts on August 13, two days ahead of schedule.
“Our Hope Scholarship team

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State and United States flags in the Capital City and in Jefferson County will be flown at half-staff over the next week to remember former State Senator Herb Snyder.
Snyder died Monday at the age of 72. He spent 16 years representing the Eastern Panhandle in the West Virginia State Senate as a Democrat, from 1997 to 2005 and 2009 to 2017.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey ordered the U.S. and West Virginia flags at the state Capitol Complex in Charleston, in addition to all state

ROMNEY, W.Va. — A crash in Hampshire County left a child dead and several others in critical condition.
Sheriff Nathan Sions said the single vehicle accident happened at the intersection of Route 29 and 127 Friday night.
Deputies and the Sheriff’s Department criminal investigation team are working on the investigation.
Sions said the victims are from out of state and they continue to work to notify next of kin.
“Keep family members and first responders in your prayers as everyone works through

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Health System and the Pennsylvania-based Fulton County Medical Center have signed an affiliation agreement that defines a path for FCMC to become a member of the WVU Health System.
The non-binding letter of intent to join the WVU Health System was executed in April. Since, the WVU Health System has conducted significant due diligence and worked collaboratively with FCMC to finalize the affiliation agreement and develop a long-term strategic plans