MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Interstate 79 northbound near Morgantown remained congested from the Star City exit northbound to the Pennsylvania state line early Tuesday afternoon.
MECCA 911 is reporting a crash involving a semi-truck was reported near the state line at 5 a.m. Initial reports indicate there were no serious injuries, but the crash did include a fuel spill.
Authorities said the crash had been cleared as of noon but congestion was expected to continue into the afternoon because of the miles

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Mountain Line Transit Authority propane testing program is showing increased efficiencies and fewer emissions, according to president and CEO Maria Smith.
Smith said propane was selected because of the high cost to establish an electrical infrastructure to support the buses. She said they would have to increase the electrical feed into the building, install charging stations, and have the possibility of a contingency fleet to run routes if a severe storm hit and they had

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police have released the names of the four people involved in a double fatal crash on Mother’s Day morning at the I-77/I-64 split in Charleston.
Police said the crash claimed the lives of driver Tiara Pitts, 29, and passenger Katelyn Berger, 30, both of Charleston.
Two men who were passengers in the minivan, Javon Cousins, 19, of Dunbar, and Fontain Nelson, 29, of Charleston, remain hospitalized in stable condition.
Investigators said the minivan plunged off the elevated

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HURRICANE, W.Va. –A few dozen people turned out for the first West Virginia Department of Human Services Child Welfare Listening Session at the Valley Park Conference Center in Hurricane Monday evening.
The listening sessions aim to bring out foster families, case workers, and a range of others on the front line of the childcare crisis in the Mountain State to give the department insight and information.
Monday’s listening session was the first of eight session the DoHS will be hosting

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The transportation division of the West Virginia Public Service District will be staging a 72-hour period of increased inspections of commercial motor vehicles.
The three-day blitz is part of an annual three nations highway program involving the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
The three-day period begins at 12:01a.m. Tuesday and will continue through continue through 11:59 p.m. Thursday.
PSC Transportation Sgt. Matthew Epling
PSC Transporation Enforcement Division Captain