MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Fire Department was recently given a Class 2 rating from the Insurance Services Office (ISO), a goal Chief Mark Caravasos said the department was actively trying […]
Local Government
Stipend to allow Morgantown City Council members to replace paper with computers
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council members will each receive a $400 stipend from the city to purchase a tablet computer for the dissemination of council agenda packets. The city manager’s […]
Study outlines Preston County’s economic strengths and weaknesses
KINGWOOD — A study done for the I-68 Regional Economic Partnership lays out Preston County’s strengths and weaknesses, where the jobs are and where they are likely to be in […]
Brazaitis relieved of teaching duties at WVU for the fall semester
By Dave Wilson, WV Metronews MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Deputy Mayor and West Virginia University English Professor Mark Brazaitis has been relieved of his assigned teaching duties for the fall semester […]
Justice defends Roads to Prosperity program, denies deception claims
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice and state Transportation Secretary Tom Smith pushed back Friday against recent criticism of Justice’s Roads to Prosperity program. The two appeared at a state capitol news […]
State Supreme Court justices disagree on appointment
CHARLESTON — As four current members of the state Supreme Court face possible removal during impeachment trials before the state Senate, there’s disagreement among justices on who should sit as […]
Trump to rally Aug. 21 at Charleston Civic Center
CHARLESTON — President Donald Trump is coming to West Virginia later this month for one of his ‘Make America Great Again’ rallies. It’s scheduled for Aug. 21 at the Charleston Civic […]
Don Blankenship appeals ‘nonsensical’ ban from November ballot
CHARLESTON — Don Blankenship, seeking to beat West Virginia’s “sore loser law” and launch his third-party candidacy for the U.S. Senate race, filed an appeal with the state Supreme Court […]
Cabell County’s Farrell appointed as Loughry fill-in on Supreme Court
CHARLESTON – Sixth Circuit Judge Paul T. Farrell of Cabell County temporarily will serve on the Supreme Court during the suspension of Justice Allen Loughry. That appointment was announced late […]
Cancer society suggests state tobacco tax hike
MORGANTOWN — The American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network is calling on West Virginia to raise its tobacco tax and restore its Tobacco Education Program funding. These are two suggestions […]
