MORGANTOWN – In the GOP primary race for governor, winner Patrick Morrisey won 34 counties, runner-up Moore Capito took 10, and third-place finisher Chris Miller took 11. Here is a […]
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Justice wins 51 counties in GOP U.S. Senate primary, Mooney takes 4; Democrat race more evenly divided, with Glenn Elliott coming out on top
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice took 51 of 55 counties in his landslide U.S. Senate primary race on Tuesday. The Democrat race was more evenly divided, with Glenn Elliott of […]
Preston Commission appoints Jim Fields as interim sheriff; Friends remember former Sheriff Paul ‘Moe’ Pritt, who died this week
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission met in emergency session Wednesday to appoint Jim Fields as temporary successor to Sheriff Paul “Moe” Pritt, not to exceed 30 days. Pritt passed […]
Patrick Morrisey wins GOP nomination for governor
MORGANTOWN – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey won the GOP race for the nomination for governor on Tuesday, in a hard-fought campaign characterized by negative, often insulting campaigning. Morrisey will face […]
A look at the winners in contested area legislative primary races
MORGANTOWN – Only a handful of area state legislative races were competitive in Tuesday’s primary election. Here’s a look at those and a rundown of the other races that will […]
Riley Moore, Carol Miller win GOP nominations for West Virginia’s two congressional seats
MORGANTOWN – State Treasurer Riley Moore topped four Republican rivals to win the nomination for West Virginia’s 2nd District Congressional seat. He will face Democrat Steven Wendelin in November. In […]
Kris Warner wins GOP secretary of state nomination; J.B McCuskey gets GOP nod for attorney general
MORGANTOWN – Kris Warner won the four-way primary race for the Republican nomination for secretary of state and will face Democrat Thornton Cooper – who was unchallenged in the primary […]
Four Republicans vie for nomination for state auditor in May 14 primary; one Democrat unopposed
MORGANTOWN – Four Republicans are vying for their party’s nomination for the office of state auditor in the May 14 primary. One Democrat comes into the primary unopposed and will […]
City’s planning commission approves vape shop restrictions
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Planning Commission has given its blessing to a zoning text amendment that would prohibit any new tobacco/vape shops from opening downtown. It’s recommending Morgantown City Council […]
A look at area state Legislature primary races: Some are competitive, some are not
MORGANTOWN — Tuesday’s primary election will see a handful of competitive races for area state legislative seats — a few will sail through to face an opponent in November, and […]
