MORGANTOWN — Talks with Leidos were going on for a few years before plans came together for the Fortune 500 company to build in Monongalia County. Leidos, a technologies company […]
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Two women and a man remain trapped underground
WHITESVILLE — Mine rescue teams spent most of Monday night and Tuesday morning searching part of an idled underground coal mine in Raleigh County for three individuals believed to be lost […]
Clay-Battelle girls’ basketball team uses 3rd quarter run to get past Robert C. Byrd
GRAFTON — Clay-Battelle overcame a sluggish first half with a 9-0 run late in the third quarter Friday that made all the difference for the Cee-Bees in a 44-35 victory […]
$40 million in grants awarded to WVDOT for two specific projects
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Transportation will be receiving major funding on two specific projects. On Thursday, the news was announced that West Virginia will receive $40 million […]
Marvin Wotring, WVU rifle maker dies
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown gunsmith Marvin Wotring, who built every rifle used by the WVU Mountaineer mascot since 1977, died Sunday at his home. He was 78 and spent more than half […]
Lawsuit accuses one of suspended W.Va. troopers of 2016 traffic stop assault
MARTINSBURG — A Charles Town attorney said he was not surprised to learn of assault allegations against West Virginia State Police Trooper First Class Derek Walker. “My reaction was finally someone captured […]
Wheeling Central rolls past Williamstown to repeat as Class A champion
By Greg Carey WHEELING —Wheeling Central’s ques t to repeat as Class A champion began back on Aug. 23 with a 33-0 win at Williamstown. On Saturday night at Wheeling […]
Martinsburg wins third straight Class AAA state championship over Spring Valley
By Greg Carey WHEELING — Martinsburg’s Ricky ‘R.J.’ Barrett has made a habit of blocking punts. Barrett picked the perfect time for his latest act, blocking his eighth punt of […]
Fairmont Senior wins Class AA state championship over Bluefield
WHEELING — Fairmont Senior, the top-ranked team in Class AA throughout the season, found its perfect ending Friday night. A stellar defensive effort made two first-quarter scores stand up as the […]
Father of Carli Sears, killed by drunk driver, says subject must be ‘brought to the forefront’
CHARLESTON — A Kanawha County man said he knows his daughter won’t be the last person to be killed by a drunk driver in West Virginia. “There are so many people out […]
