MORGANTOWN — Mental mistakes and defensive miscues by the Morgantown High softball team were the main reason Friday night’s win-or-go-home sectional championship against Buckhannon-Upshur was even necessary. It also may […]
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Man charged with arson in connection with fire at outdoor store
MORGANTOWN — The man police say set fire to Pathfinder of WV last month has been charged with arson. Neil Puneet Kumar, 35, of Morgantown, is charged with second-degree arson […]
After public outcry, MUB discussing pipeline impacts to White Park
MORGANTOWN — The gravity-fed, raw-water pipeline that will connect the new Morgantown Utility Board reservoir to the utility’s treatment facility will either run through White Park in some capacity or […]
South Middle student turned pilot visits former school
MORGANTOWN — While Lt. Suveer Shekhawat was in Afghanistan, sixth-grade students from South Middle School wrote about 200 letters for the troops – which he then air dropped to soldiers […]
WVU police charge student for threatening ‘shooting spree’
MORGANTOWN — A West Virginia University freshman was charged with making terroristic threats after saying he wanted to go on a shooting spree, police said. Cheickna Kagnassy, 21, of Columbia, […]
Following city election, Morgantown Council talking taxes, annexation
MORGANTOWN — With the Morgantown City Council election results less than 24 hours old, council took up a pair of items on Wednesday sure to generate plenty of discourse in […]
Norma Whetzel
Norma June Whetzel, age 88, of Sugar Grove Road, Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at her home. She was born October 27, 1930, in Hagans, a daughter of […]
Man arrested while going to see President Trump pleads guilty to two misdemeanors
KINGWOOD — A man stopped on Interstate 68 in March who said he was on his way to meet with President Trump and “do bad things” has pleaded guilty to […]
Mon County Commission will absorb employee premium increases
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission signed off on an expenditure of $394,500 on Wednesday aimed at maintaining insurance premiums at current rates for county employees. Commissioner Sean Sikora said […]
Harshbarger one of 2 new faces to join Morgantown City Council
MORGANTOWN — Dave Harshbarger will be one of two new faces — along with Zack Cruze in the 3rd Ward — to join the Morgantown City Council in July. Harshbarger […]









