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Police Beat JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF Creepy: A Two Ridge Road resident said a man followed her to her apartment Saturday and when she opened the door, tried to “follow her in and stated he was looking for someone.” She told him to get out and said she eventually pushed him out but lost track of where he went, describing him as wearing cowboy boots, jeans and a black-and-red shirt.” Deputies searched the complex but were unable to locate him. Splitsville: A couple who consider themselves separated, though they split time in their house and share a child but have nothing in ...

Bugging Out: Lanternflies Persist in the Ohio Valley

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MOUNDSVILLE — With summer in full swing, Ohio Valley residents are likely starting to see all kinds of different bugs while spending more time outdoors and around their swimming pools. Among those creatures is the infamous spotted lanternfly. James Watson, coordinator of the Spotted ...

W.Va. Capitol grounds prepare for America 250 celebrations

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CHARLESTON – While July Fourth celebrations and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence take place in communities all across West Virginia later this week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey is urging the public to make time to celebrate in the state's Capitol. Morrisey ...

Reporter's Notebook: School's out for summer

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You've got to give West Virginia Board of Education President Paul Hardesty credit. He keeps trying different ways to get the attention of lawmakers and Gov. Patrick Morrisey to tell them our 55 county school systems are heading toward a fiscal cliff. The question is whether the legislative and executive branches are getting the message. Certainly, Senate Education Committee Chairwoman Amy Grady, R-Mason, and House Education Committee Chairman Joe Statler, R-Monongalia, understand. But efforts by the Legislature last year and earlier this year to make some changes to the school aid ...

First Friday ... and Saturday ... set

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When First Fridays on Fourth returns this week, area residents will have the chance to enjoy two days of holiday-themed activities. Friday night will be the regular July edition of the monthly street fair that stretches along Fourth Street between Adams and Washington streets. Those events will begin, as usual, at 6 p.m. Then on Saturday, beginning at 2 p.m., the festival will open again, with activities leading up to the city's annual fireworks display that will begin around 9:30 p.m. at Historic Fort Steuben. There will lots of live music, vendors, area craft beer and kids ...