Madeline Edwards
Multimedia Journalist
Bridgeport, WV
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Madeline Edwards, from Springville, PA joined the 5 News team as a Multimedia Journalist in June 2020. She earned her B.A. in Journalism from St. Bonaventure University in May 2020.
During her time at SBU, Madeline was an involved member of SBU-TV. Not only did she report and anchor, she spent time her senior year as Co-Executive Producer and Co-News Director. Madeline was also a member of the SBU Dance Team all three years of school.
When she’s not in the newsroom she enjoys listening to podcasts, watching musicals and spending time with her family’s two Goldendoodles.
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“You’ve done everything from offer your advice, your assistance, your expertise and definitely pulled us together to collaborate,” Heston told White.
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“They will keep their identity, and the system as a whole will work to make the hospital stronger, recruit more positions, provide more technology and more equipment, and help the hospital prosper in the community,” Ramsey said.
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“It’s like a lifetime of memories in there. It’s the only home I’ve ever known," Sizemore said.
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Layne said if all goes well, they hoped to be open in some capacity for the 2024-2025 school year.
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“We are in hopes to expand our game room so that we can add a handicap restroom, and we also want to have more for the youth and families to come out and do,” Wahneta said.
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St. Joseph’s Hospital is the second Critical Access Hospital in the state to perform robotic surgery
“The robot allows for the surgeons to do more minimally invasive procedures. So, smaller holes. They can get in their with these tools. It means faster recovery time for a patient. It means less pain because of the smaller incision,” Gjoldberg explained.
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Bridgeport City Council unanimously approved the 2023-2024 budgets for the Bridgeport Cemetery and the Bridge Sports Complex Sales and Use Tax.
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“She has been a bus driver for many years. There are a lot of faces on her bus. She used to be a bus driver in Nutter Fort. I used to ride her bus. She’s always making her kids laugh and smile,” Drain said.
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"So, they are anonymous. You can walk in. You can read these stories. There is no judgment behind them. You can kind of tell from the handwriting, and you get a little peak into someone’s life,” Stankus explained.
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Even though the city would apply for the grants now, they would not know for about a year if they would receive this funding.
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After nine months, the Planning Commission unanimously voted in favor of the amendment brought to them by Protect Morgantown that would move on to city council for the final vote.
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“This is the culmination of everything they’ve been working for. The reason why we do it. To be able to celebrate with them and wait for the inevitable airhorn that some brother has snuck in and see all their smiles,” Carlton said.
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Goldberg said that the simulation equipment allows nursing students to practice skills they may not deal with every day.
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“We realize the last year or two has been somewhat different timewise. But it appears we are back on schedule into the August start date and going until sometime in March,” President of the Morgantown Hockey Association Frank Oliverio said.
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Religious leaders in the community each lead a prayer dedicated to members of the community on a local, state and national level.
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“We came upon making the project when we saw it on social media. We asked one of our adult leaders, which is a firefighter here, if they had one. They said, no, they didn’t have anything like this,” Straight explained.
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“They’re going to absorb all of these small offices around these distribution centers. They’re going to make them into one, and what’s going to happen is the offices are going to start closing,” Mullennex added.
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“Everyone can be a life long learner," Terry said.
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“This father had a vision that he would create a yearly award that would do two things. One that would commemorate the legacy of Adrianna Chico Evans and at the same time reward academic excellence by the teachers of St. Francis in the classroom,” Chico explained.
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“We are hoping to raise money. So, we can continue to fill those bags of food for children in need in our community,” Williams explained.
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“They are important for helping to mitigate climate change. Mature trees store large amounts of carbon dioxide in the air. It’s natural carbon sequestration,” Kotcon said.
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Marino said they anticipate Fell to start in mid-June to give her family time to move to Clarksburg from Florida.
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Since the industry’s beginning in West Virginia 21,000 residents have been approved for medical cannabis cards.
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This year there had been 48 referrals to the Safe Schools committee. This exceeded the previous referral high of 35.
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Westover City Council unanimously passed the third reading of an ordinance that raised sewage rates in the city.
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“If a child has any condition that prevents them from playing traditional baseball. We make a place for them," Martin said.
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“I want to move to Disney World someday and become a princess,” Tiar said.
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Gallegly has been recognized for his work with plants for several decades specifically his work creating the famous West Virginia 63 tomato.
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“10 might not sound like a lot of working structure fires. But it is when it’s the same guys putting out the fires doing the clean up, getting everything ready for the next call,” Shingleton explained.
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“Me with 45 years of service looking into retirement soon concerns me that this becomes a monopoly. Which I’m afraid it might with these two companies going together. That they could end up cutting my pension,” Hensil said.
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April Pools Day is a free event that brings kids in the community together to learn about water safety, followed by free swimming in the community pool.
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“We add a little bit every year. This year we added some really interesting Civil War pieces and a couple of unique German pieces to those collections,” McVaney explains.
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A school concept that had been building over the past few years in Monongalia County was one step closer to opening.
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Rogers and other city officials had been visiting other newly built or renovated police stations in the state to see what worked and what didn’t with the design of these buildings.
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“It’s really difficult to navigate the housing system in general. But we’ve noticed that people that identify as part of that community face different barriers, like threats and violence based on their gender identity or sexuality,” Thompson explained.
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“It’s a way for people to stay connected. To stay intellectually engaged. To meet new people it’s sometimes tough to meet new people when you’re an adult,” she said.
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“It’s always fun to watch the kids come up with new ideas for these challenges, creative ways to build a robot," Scime said.
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Amid a spiritual movement across the country. One local church invited the community to “Stand for Jesus.”
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Campbell anticipated the full investigation to be finished soon.
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“We’ve got requests for other activities. This is not day to day. We don’t intend to sell alcohol day to day. That’s not what this is for. This is for special events,” Newton said.
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Walk With Dinosaurs was a free exhibit open to school students and the public.
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After the viral attention of the revival at Asbury University in Kentucky, Glenville State University hosted it’s own revival.
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“We need our rail trail lit. It is a long and ongoing issue. We’re having trouble getting grants. We put this in many times, this is the time, and this is what we really need from you,” Trumble explained.
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On March 6, the Tucker County Board of Education held a special meeting to expel a student for a year.
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The Clay-Battelle community ate pasta to support one of their own.
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Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams VFW Post 7048 in Fairmont held their Wild Game Feed for the first time since COVID-19.
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Every year outdoor enthusiasts come together at Mylan Park for the West Virginia Fishing, Hunting, and Outdoors Sports show.
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The Meadowbrook Mall and Unicare partnered for their ‘Repack the Backpack’ event.
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“These people have given to their country, and it’s time we give back to them and give them the help they need,” Shingleton said.
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“A very memorable sad event in our history. The history of my country. We wanted to commemorate fallen soldiers as well as to thank people here in America who supported us through all these difficult times,” Pelchar explained.
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