CHARLESTON — Joe Manchin, normally a sure-thing on West Virginia ballots, faced a shifting political tide and the pull of the president. “This race was a national race. I never […]
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Gupta gone, announcement made concerning Bureau of Public Health
CHARLESTON — State Chief Health Officer Dr. Rahul Gupta spent his last day on the job Wednesday. Gupta will take over next week as the senior vice president and chief medical […]
Woman accused of murdering man in April appears in court
MORGANTOWN — Elizabeth Ann Chinn, the woman police say murdered a 67-year-old man in his home on Old Stewartstown Road, appeared in Monongalia County Magistrate Court on Wednesday. Chinn, 33, […]
Overturned log truck blocks traffic on W.Va. 7 near Masontown
MASONTOWN — W.Va. 7 was blocked for less than an hour Wednesday afternoon, after a log truck overturned at the drive to the Masontown Volunteer Fire Department. Masontown Police Chief […]
Election Day in Monongalia County ‘absolutely phenomenal’
MORGANTOWN — It took Monongalia County Clerk Carye Blaney, her staff and poll workers about 62 minutes from the 7:30 p.m. close of the polls on Election Day to begin […]
WVSOS: Tuesday election turnout in West Virginia topped 47 percent
CHARLESTON — Chances are if you went out to vote on Tuesday in West Virginia, you had to wait in line. That is because of the high voter turnout across the […]
Majority leaders in W.Va. House, Senate are defeated
CHARLESTON — Republicans kept their majorities in the state Senate and House of Delegates but lost their majority leaders. Senate Majority Leader Ryan Ferns, a Republican, was defeated by challenger […]
McKinley tops Fershee to keep U.S. House 1st District seat
MORGANTOWN — With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Rep. David McKinley was on his way Tuesday night to an overwhelming victory and re-election to his House of Representatives 1st District seat. […]
Voters approve Amendment One abortion issue
MORGANTOWN — Pro-life advocates celebrated a narrow victory with Tuesday night’s passage of Amendment One, which could remove the state’s mandate to pay for some abortions. With only a few […]
Bob Beach tops Mike Oliverio in state Senate 13th, wins re-election
MORGANTOWN — State Sen. Bob Beach kept his seat Tuesday night, winning re-election over his immediate predecessor and challenger Mike Oliverio. With all precincts reporting, Democrat Beach tallied 18-580 votes […]
