Westover City Council on Monday approved a second reading of an ordinance raising the city’s sewer rates. As previously reported, the increase will bump the minimum monthly […]
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Bryn Hargreaves and a family that couldn’t ‘leave this’
Maria Andrews and David Hargreaves both worried about the weather during their drive down from Waynesburg, Pa., to Morgantown on the afternoon of Feb. 3, 2022. Purple […]
Sheriff confirms recovered human remains to be missing Cheat Lake man
Family members of missing Englishman Bryn Hargreaves, who was living in the Morgantown area, disclosed via social media on Sunday that the human remains found last month […]
Senate Finance chair seeks federal inquiry into Justice office transfer of $28M COVID funds into governor’s discretionary account
MORGANTOWN – State Senate Finance chair Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, has written to the U.S. Treasury Office of Inspector General to investigate whether the transfer of $28.375 million […]
WVU’s Jamie Van Nostrand appointed to post with Massachusetts state government
MORGANTOWN — WVU professor Jamie Van Nostrand has been appointed to the chair of the Massachusetts Commonwealth Utilities Commission, which oversees the Department of Public Utilities. DPU […]
WVDNR seeks community input on at-risk salamander species
The West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (WVDNR) recently launched a two-year citizen science survey on two species of salamanders native to the state, the Eastern Hellbender […]
Starcher honored for his commitment to social justice for all
A photograph of Larry Starcher, smiling and perhaps looking just a bit bemused, commanded a large screen in the Fitzsimmons Event Hall at WVU’s College of Law […]
New EPA Good Neighbor Plan could close 13% of nation’s coal-fired power capacity
MORGANTOWN — The U.S. EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan released this week requires power plants in 22 states to further reduce emissions by 2027, and EPA projects the […]
Mileground project now expected to stretch into late 2023
MORGANTOWN — Construction on the Mileground widening project is now expected to stretch through the majority of 2023. West Virginia Department of Transportation Spokesperson Jennifer Dooley confirmed […]
Project Rainbow looking to open state’s first LGBTQ+ shelter, safe haven
Members of the LGBTQ+ community may experience discrimination in many aspects of life, but the inability to find housing is often a struggle that goes unaddressed, particularly […]
