MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Students with WVU's Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design showcased fashion designs created with sustainability in mind at a "Fashion A New Era" show Friday night at the Erickson Alumni Center. Models and students with the Fashion, Dress and Merchandising Program at WVU showed off their seasonless and genderless designs. Before the show, some high school students got a look at a behind-the-scenes event that featured a hands-on activity related to the fashion industry. "You are going to see a lot of stability, a lot of upcycling, a lot of differen ..read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, remnants of Halley's comet, peaks this weekend. And with just a waning crescent moon in the sky, it should be visible in skies across north central West Virginia. The Eta Aquarids occur every year in early May. This year’s peak activity happens early on Sunday, May 5, with an expected 10 to 30 meteors visible per hour in the Northern Hemisphere. Viewing should be even better in the Southern Hemisphere. The shower lasts through May 27. Here’s what to know about the Eta Aquarids and other meteor showers. What is a meteor shower? Multiple ..read more

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WBOY) — In an effort to increase faith-based support for children and families in West Virginia involved in foster care, Chestnut Mountain Village held its third "All In Foster Care Summit" in Fairmont on Friday. Chestnut Mountain Village is the statewide ministry of Chestnut Mountain Ranch in Morgantown and provides churches across the state with guidance and resources to support foster, adoptive and vulnerable children and families ..read more

WHITE HALL, W.Va. (WBOY) — One person had to be taken to the hospital Friday night following a vehicle accident that temporarily shut down part of U.S. Route 250 in White Hall. According to an official with the Marion County 911 Center, at around 7:37 p.m., crews were alerted to a vehicle accident with injuries on the Exit 132 offramp of Interstate 79 South. Emergency crews on-scene confirmed that two vehicles were involved and one person sustained injuries that required them to be taken to the hospital. The official did not specify their condition or the extent of their injuries ..read more

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Kathy Ellis, a nurse with the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center, was honored with the Daisy Award on Friday for the effort, compassion and care she provides to her patients. The Daisy Foundation is an international nonprofit dedicated to honoring nurses. The nurses are most commonly nominated by patients, the patients’ families, and staff. Ellis has been a nurse with the medical center for 23 years and was nominated by a veteran at the hospital. At the ceremony, a letter written by the veteran for Ellis was read aloud which detailed a time when Ellis noticed he was ..read more

ELLENBORO, W.Va. (WBOY) — Ritchie County residents went to the Ellenboro Town Hall Thursday night to express concerns after testing revealed that water in the Highland-Hebron area, which is in the northern part of the county, contained lead and arsenic. The testing was done after Highland-Hebron residents addressed the mayors of Ellenboro and Pennsboro about not having enough water and their desire to be added to a water expansion project that runs along WV Route 74. The water was then tested to ensure its safety, but when the results came back, it showed that about 85 to 90 percent of the res ..read more

KINGWOOD, W.Va. (WBOY) — A different, much louder and bigger twist on show-and-tell was front and center at Preston High School on Friday. High school students, alongside alumni and staff, safely drove 17 tractors along the highway escorted by police, making stops at elementary and middle schools all in the hopes to bring awareness on agricultural tractor safety. This was the school’s inaugural “Bring Your Tractor to School Day." Agriculture Instructor Terry Hauser said that people should drive slowly around tractors on the road and not get impatient. "Beginning of planting season now, and we ..read more

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — With the recent release of Amazon Prime's Fallout TV show, Fallout 76, a survival adventure game set in West Virginia, has seen a massive increase in players. Fallout 76 actually achieved a new all-time peak in April 2024 of 72,930 concurrent players since the game was added to Steam in April 2020. More players are exploring the West Virginia wasteland than ever before, but how similar are the in-game locations of Fallout 76 to the real-life landmarks across West Virginia? Fallout 76 (Courtesy Bethesda Softworks) Keep in mind that Fallout 76 is not meant to be a one ..read more

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Wild and wonderful West Virginia is well known for its abundance of wildlife. While everyone loves a cute and fuzzy creature, we can't leave out our smaller, scalier friends. The Mountain State is home to several species of amphibians and reptiles, including six different species of lizards according to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR). As the weather warms up, here are some lizards to keep an eye out for during your next nature walk. Eastern Six-lined Racerunner Six-lined Racerunner (Photo from Animal Diversity Web by James Harding: Creat ..read more

BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. (WBOY) — While looking for a wanted person in Preston County, authorities arrested a different man for possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. On May 1, troopers with the Preston County detachment of the West Virginia State Police executed an arrest warrant at a home on Hileman Road in Bruceton Mills because they believed that a wanted person was there, according to a criminal complaint. Brooks Reckart When troopers arrived, they made contact with two people inside of a vehicle in the driveway, one of whom was identified as Brooks Reckart, 60, of Bruceto ..read more