Six more arrests are anticipated in connection to the Feb. 1 “snow day riots” at WVU, which would follow 11 arrests announced Wednesday. Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston spoke Thursday […]
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Senate Finance removes PEIA fee that would have hit higher education
CHARLESTON — The Senate Finance Committee passed a bill establishing a Rainy Day Fund for PEIA without a big portion of the funding. This was part of the $150 million […]
Senate Judiciary sends medical cannabis vertical integration bill to Senate floor
CHARLESTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved on Thursday morning a revised version of HB 2079, the bill enabling vertical integration of medical cannabis operations. Most of the changes are […]
Governor announces teacher raises, school reforms in special session
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia legislators are lined up to pass a budget in the next day or so, holding off on a teacher pay raise and other changes to […]
Eleven facing charges for February snow day riot
MORGANTOWN — Eleven people, 10 of them WVU students, are facing charges as a result of the Feb. 1 riot on Spruce Street during a WVU snow day. Five people […]
With no clear consensus on teacher pay raise, special session enters discussion
CHARLESTON — Divides over education continue at the Capitol, raising more and more talk of a special session. The presidents of the two West Virginia teachers unions continue to say […]
Point-in-time count indicates significant rise in unsheltered homeless
MORGANTOWN — The annual point-in-time homeless count, held over 24 hours on Jan. 23, indicates the number of unsheltered homeless in Monongalia County has nearly doubled in the past year. […]
Fugitive killed as police respond to shots fired on College Avenue
MORGANTOWN — A suspected armed fugitive is dead, after police rushed to the scene of College Avenue and Falling Run Road, which was shut down Wednesday after a shots-fired call. […]
FCI Hazelton inmate indicted for alleged officer assault
CLARKSBURG — Daivon Duren, an inmate at FCI Hazelton Federal Correctional Institution, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on an assault charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Duren, […]
Medical marijuana banking bill passes the W.Va. Senate
CHARLESTON — The state Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill aiming to determine how money should be processed in the medical marijuana industry. Senators voted 29-4 in favor of the bill. Senators Mike […]
