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One Person Burned and Nine Individuals Displaced as Result of Apartment Complex Structure Fire in Region

PRESS RELEASE On November 12, 2025, at approximately 5:20 p.m., the Brookhaven Fire Department in M...

By Connect-Bridgeport Staff November 14, 2025 12:15 AM EST in News

Halloween May be Over, but West Virginia Paranormal Trail Welcoming Visitors Through End of the Year

Posted on November 14, 2025

Halloween may be over, but a spine-tingling spirit lives on in the hills and valleys of West Virginia as the state-wid...

WVPEC, Benedum Foundation Announce Statewide Teacher Innovation Grant Recipients; NDHS on List

Posted on November 14, 2025

The West Virginia Public Education Collaborative, housed at West Virginia University, and the Claude Worthington Benedum F...

Local Woman who Served as Elementary Teacher and Community Servant, Wanda Mapes, Passes at 94

Posted on November 14, 2025

Wanda Irene Mapes, 94, of Nutter Fort, WV, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2025, at Maplewood Healthcare in Bridge...

Route 50 in Middle of Clarksburg to to See Complete Closure for Period of November 14 into November 16

Posted on November 13, 2025

FROM THE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION There will be a complete road closure, from the Joyce Street exit...

Santa Claus to Arrive this Weekend at Meadowbrook Mall

Posted on November 13, 2025

Meadowbrook Mall will welcome Santa in style this Saturday, Nov. 15. Beginning at 11 a.m., a welcome parade will bring San...

UHC's Joshua Harvey Among DAISY Award Winners

Posted on November 13, 2025

Three nurses at WVU Medicine United Hospital Center received the prestigious DAISY Award for their compassion, clinical ex...

Morrisey: Worker Inside of Flooded Mine Found Dead

Posted on November 13, 2025

Governor Patrick Morrisey issued the following statement after the tragedy at Rolling Thunder Mine: At approximately...

Attempt to Rezone Residential Area Near Main Street for New Business Scuttled by Planning Commission

Posted on November 13, 2025

A request to rezone a residential area of Bridgeport near Main Street to allow for a new business was shot down by the...

Harrison County's Newest Restaurant Located Minutes from Bridgeport with Wide Variety of Food Selections

Posted on November 13, 2025

Harrison County welcomed its newest restaurant earlier this week and it is just minutes away from the City of Bridgepo...

Williams New WVU Cancer Institute Regional Director of WVU Medicine’s Central Region Cancer Services

Posted on November 13, 2025

The WVU Cancer Institute has named Meredith Williams the Regional Director of Cancer Services for WVU Medicine’s Cen...

Bridgeport Fire Department among First Responders at Scene of Structure Fire Involving Residential Unit

Posted on November 13, 2025

The Bridgeport Fire Department was among multiple agencies that assisted on the scene of a residential fire that occured T...

City Man who was Firefighter, Veteran, Leader on the School and Community Front, Roy Williamson, Passes

Posted on November 13, 2025

Roy D. Williamson, 76, of Bridgeport, passed away Tuesday morning, November 11, 2025, in United Hospital Center surrou...

After More than 100 Years in Business, Clarksburg's Hartland Planing Mill has Closed Up Shop for Good

Posted on November 12, 2025

One of Harrison County’s oldest businesses announced today that it has permanently closed after more than 100 ye...

Photos: Snow, Retired Lieutenant General Greet Youth at City Cemetery Putting Flags Out for Veterans Day

Posted on November 12, 2025

Cold weather and snow were not the only thing to arrive a bit unexpectedly Monday when city youth put flags on the graves...

Family, Colleagues, Friends on Hand as Pigg Sworn in as New Fire Chief; Deegan Lake Dam Repair Okayed

Posted on November 12, 2025

In front of a packed house filled with colleagues from his own department and beyond, many in their Class A uniforms,...

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