MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown fugitive is in custody after being on the run for close to two weeks.
Mark Kelly was arrested in Dilliner, Pennsylvania, by Greene County Sheriff’s deputies with the help of U.S. Marshals. Kelly was arrested without incident.
A Facebook post from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office said Kelly had been wanted in Morgantown since January 5 in connection with a strangulation case.
Kelly is being held at the Greene County Jail on a fugitive from justice charge.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey has asked lawmakers for a $20 million allocation for the West Virginia State Parks system.
Brett McMillion
The mention in Morrisey’s State of the State Address was a welcome sign of support for West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Director Brett McMillion. State Parks fall under McMillion’s prevue as one of the divisions of the DNR. McMillion’s career has largely been in the parks system, so he is uniquely qualified to know the needs and where

RIVESVILLE, W.Va. – The Marion County Sheriff’s Department arrested two Rivesville parents after a child was found allegedly malnourished to the point where he didn’t “react to hunger.”
Cheyenne Hicks, 31, and Zachary Thornburg, 31, both of Rivesville, were charged with child neglect creating risk of injury after deputies were notified of a CPS referral on January 14 for a 15-month-old juvenile that was filed after they both failed to take the child to the hospital at the urging of a doctor.

KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. –Recovery Village has been open in Kearneysville for less than a year, but according to Director Theresa Jenkins, they are doing great things. 
Recovery Village unit (Semper Liberi photo)
“We’re a first in the nation, progressive housing model,” Jenkins says. “Those who have completed treatment and those who have been incarcerated and are now reintegrating into the society that they left.”
The facility currently has housing for men and women. 
Jenkins says they are getting

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The mother of wounded National Guardsman Sgt. Andrew Wolfe provided a public update of his condition.
Andrew Wolfe
Melody Wolfe posted to social media Friday news that Wolfe is now allowed to leave the Washington DC area rehabilitation hospital occasionally for outings with family.
“Happy Update! Andy is able to have weekend passes now and can leave the rehabilitation center with us. We were able to have a family dinner tonight out at a nice restaurant. On top of this good

ATHENS, Oh. — A former West Virginia State University football player is convicted in Ohio for the rape of an Ohio University student.
Andres Sebastian Sagastume
Andres Sebastian Sagastume, 23, of Chantilly, Va.was convicted of the crime Friday following a four-day trial. Prosecutors says Sagastume sexually assaulted the co-ed in her apartment in August 2024. According to prosecutors the two had previously met.
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department assisted in the investigation.
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