CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice said he will play a more direct role in legislative budget discussions, particularly relating to a teacher pay raise that he has backed for months. “What […]
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Caputo loses House committee assignments after angry incident
CHARLESTON — House Speaker Roger Hanshaw says Minority Whip Mike Caputo will lose his committee assignments for the rest of the legislative session after angrily forcing open a door that […]
Facebook ‘long-haul’ fiber build to cross West Virginia
CHARLESTON — Facebook is planning to start construction this year on 275 miles of high-capacity fiber cable through West Virginia as part of an approximately 600-mile “long-haul” route to connect […]
Morgantown Council to take up $37.3 million spending plan
MORGANTOWN — City finances will be the focus of conversation Tuesday when Morgantown City Council meets in regular session. Included on the meeting agenda is a first reading of an […]
Public tours site of proposed disc golf course at Coopers Rock
MORGANTOWN — Outdoor enthusiasts hiked through the snow Saturday morning to take a tour of a proposed disc golf course to be built at Coopers Rock State Park. The proposed […]
Senator Capito on anti-Muslim display at GOP event: ‘I deplore what happened’
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s top-ranking Republican, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, says there’s no place for the kind of anti-Muslim display that was part of a “GOP Day” at the state […]
New Mon County magistrate named
MORGANTOWN — James Timothy Pocius has been named to fill Monongalia County Magistrate Court’s vacant seat. He was appointed by Chief Circuit Court Judge Susan Tucker in an order on […]
Traffic on I-79 stopped for hours after accident
MORGANTOWN — A collision near mile marker 159 on Interstate 79 stopped traffic for about five hours on Friday. According to West Virginia 511, both lanes reopened about 2:30 p.m. […]
Stevie Starr, professional regurgitator, returns March 1 to the Met
MORGANTOWN — Stevie Starr says he’s never been sick a day in his life. What’s the Scottish entertainer’s secret? A steady diet of liquid soap, butane and pocket change. The […]
Senate Judiciary sails through approval of medical cannabis banking bill
CHARLESTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee breezed through approval of the medical cannabis program banking bill in a matter of minutes Friday morning. Sen. Mike Romano. D-Harrison, provided the only […]
