MORGANTOWN — Eleven people, 10 of them WVU students, are facing charges as a result of the Feb. 1 riot on Spruce Street during a WVU snow day. Five people […]
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With no clear consensus on teacher pay raise, special session enters discussion
CHARLESTON — Divides over education continue at the Capitol, raising more and more talk of a special session. The presidents of the two West Virginia teachers unions continue to say […]
House passes last-dollar-in community college bill; haggles over amendments to others
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates quickly passed the last-dollar-in community college bill on Wednesday but engaged in some long debates over amendments to some less prominent bills. And in […]
Point-in-time count indicates significant rise in unsheltered homeless
MORGANTOWN — The annual point-in-time homeless count, held over 24 hours on Jan. 23, indicates the number of unsheltered homeless in Monongalia County has nearly doubled in the past year. […]
Fugitive killed as police respond to shots fired on College Avenue
MORGANTOWN — A suspected armed fugitive is dead, after police rushed to the scene of College Avenue and Falling Run Road, which was shut down Wednesday after a shots-fired call. […]
FCI Hazelton inmate indicted for alleged officer assault
CLARKSBURG — Daivon Duren, an inmate at FCI Hazelton Federal Correctional Institution, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on an assault charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Duren, […]
Police report shots fired in the area of College Avenue; residents asked to steer clear of area
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Police are responding to a report of shots fired in the vicinity of College Avenue and Falling Run Road. According to scanner traffic, a suspect has been […]
Justice appoints Scudiere as judge for 17th Judicial Circuit serving Monongalia County
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice has appointed Debra Scudiere, of Morgantown, to the 17th Judicial Circuit Court, which serves Monongalia County. Scudiere fills the seat vacated by Judge Russell M. […]
Council looking ahead to additional revenue during budget process
MORGANTOWN — In an effort to better plan finances and track the city’s fiscal trends, a two-year budget was presented to Morgantown City Council on Tuesday and passed unanimously on […]
Senate Judiciary votes down Campus Carry Bill
CHARLESTON — The Campus Carry Bill, HB 2519, suffered a possibly fatal blow Tuesday night when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted it down 7-9. Two Republicans joined with seven Democrats […]
