MORGANTOWN — West Virginia has settled on Troy’s Neal Brown as its new football coach, and athletics director Shane Lyons was working Friday to finalize contract details. The school has […]
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Four Hazelton prison workers injured; staff works without pay during government shutdown
HAZELTON — The high-security U.S. Penitentiary at Hazelton is on lockdown Friday after an incident this morning in which an inmate assaulted multiple staff. According to Richard Heldreth, president of local […]
8 horses in barn fire die in southern Monongalia County
MONONGALIA COUNTY — Firefighters from Monongalia and Marion counties spent about an hour battling a barn fire on U.S. 19 that killed several horses on Thursday. Capt. D. Rinehart, with […]
Carol Miller joins US House as only new Republican woman
CHARLESTON — When U.S. Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., became a member of the West Virginia Legislature in 2007, she joined the 100-member House of Delegates as one of 28 Republicans. As Miller’s […]
Amid 3 interviews, West Virginia aims to name new coach by weekend
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia administrators are wrapping up a 48-hour period in which they staged interviews with Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell, Troy’s Neal Brown and current Mountaineers defensive coordinator Tony Gibson. […]
Bloom remains president, commission talks taxes to start 2019
MORGANTOWN — During its first meeting of 2019, the Monongalia County Commission elected to keep Commissioner Tom Bloom in the president’s chair for another year and passed three measures tied […]
Twitter video appears to confirm Holgorsen’s move to Houston
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — From start to finish, Dana Holgorsen did it his way. After five days worth of rumors, Holgorsen officially announced that he was the new head coach at the […]
Woman from Braxton County overdoses after leaving son in parking lot
MORGANTOWN — Police say a Braxton County woman left her 11-year-old son in the parking lot while she went to get high in a gas station bathroom. Amber Nicole Thompson, […]
Police issue warrant for Fairmont man in shooting
MORGANTOWN — The Fairmont Police Department has issued a warrant for first-degree murder for William Edward “Ed” “Pumpkin” Littleton, 26 of Fairmont, for the shooting death of Justin Michael Cassella. Littleton […]
WVU players advocate for Tony Gibson to be next head coach on Twitter
MORGANTOWN — To put it mildly, defensive coordinator Tony Gibson is a long shot to become West Virginia’s next head coach. WVU is already kicking off a national search for […]
