WKMZ News – 103.3 FM | WKMZ News
- Clarksburg man accused of injuring 81-year-old parent November 30, 2025CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Harrison County man is facing charges after police investigators concluded he abused his 81-year-old father. John Robert Wade Carter, 51, of Clarksburg, is charged with one count of elder abuse causing injury. An investigation into Carter revealed the man’s father suffered multiple varying injuries. The father is at least partially sight impaired,…WKMZ Staff
- Clarksburg home damaged in Friday fire November 29, 2025CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — An early morning Fire on Nov. 28 damaged one home in Clarksburg. The home is located at the intersection of North 24th Street and Williams Avenue. An adjacent home needed to be evacuated. The extent of the damage to the second home was considered less significant. No injuries were reported. The Clarksburg…WKMZ Staff
- Multiple homes involved in overnight fire in Marion County November 29, 2025RIVESVILLE, W.Va. — Multiple departments responded to an overnight structure fire in Marion County that also damaged two other homes. Officials with the Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department reported that emergency crews were alerted to a fire on Stone Street in Rivesville at 1:07 a.m. on Friday. Crews on scene determined that two other homes close by…WKMZ Staff
- Fairmont teen charged after Thanksgiving Day pursuit November 29, 2025CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — An 18-year-old Fairmont man is facing charges after a Thanksgiving Day pursuit on I-79 in Harrison County. Charles Roach Charles Jonathan Roach, 18, was clocked on I-79 southbound by Bridgeport police traveling 92 miles per hour in a 70 mile per hour zone near the Jerry Dove Drive exit. Roach pulled into the…WKMZ Staff
- Sarah Beckstrom of the West Virginia National Guard has died after D.C. shooting, governor says November 28, 2025West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died after being shot while on duty in Washington, D.C., Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. “This is not the result we hoped for, but it is the result we all feared,” Morrisey said in a statement issued by the Governor’s Office. Beckstrom is from Summersville and was…WKMZ Staff
- Upshur County teen located November 25, 2025BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A short update has been provided by the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office on the missing teen, Drexill Heck. Heck, 14, of Buckhannon has reportedly been located. Deputies were concerned that he may have been headed towards Elkins after leaving his home on Old Elkins Road.WKMZ Staff
- Upshur County teen missing November 25, 2025BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — An Upshur County teenager ran away from his home, according to the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office. Drexill Heck, 14, of Buckhannon, may be headed towards Elkins after leaving his home on Old Elkins Road. It’s not clear at this time what led to him leaving or his current state. Anyone with any information…WKMZ Staff
- Marion County man arrested on abuse charges November 25, 2025BARRACKVILLE, W.Va.—Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Barrackville man; he was involved in a fight with his son that resulted in injury. On November 21, deputies met with a group of children, and one said he had been in a fight with his father that resulted in a call to police. The…WKMZ Staff
- Wesleyan hires former Glenville State coach Kellar November 25, 2025BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — He wasn’t out of work for long. West Virginia Wesleyan announced Monday the hiring of Mike Kellar, a Shinnston native and former Glenville State head football coach. The Pioneers announced Kellard would not be returning as head coach last week. Kellar, 87-67 all-time coaching at three different stops, was 6-5 in his final…WKMZ Staff
- Harrison County woman charged for slashing dog’s face November 24, 2025CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Harrison County woman is facing charges for harassing a neighbor’s dog. Cassandra Nutter, age unknown, of Clarksburg, is accused of harassing the dog in its own yard and then threatening the dog with a knife. Nutter claimed the dog bit her. Video evidence from the scene indicated the dog, a brown…WKMZ Staff