MORGANTOWN — A Morgantown couple is in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 26, advocating for the fight on global poverty and disease. Billy Williams and his wife, Jamie, will meet with […]
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Governor, lawmakers take flurry of action on secondary roads
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice has directed a team of of DOH officials, including Department of Transportation Secretary Tom Smith, to form a rapid response team to address concerns over road […]
House plows through list of bills in early start floor session
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates settled in for a long floor session Tuesday morning, aiming to crank out bills a day before Crossover Day: Wednesday, Day 50, when all […]
High winds caused damage, power outages Sunday night
MORGANTOWN — Thirty downed trees in three hours. Overturned carports and shattered fast-food restaurant signs. Downed electrical lines, sparking and snaking across driveways. And that was just in Monongalia County. […]
Move to kill Campus Carry Bill on 1st reading sparks heated debate
CHARLESTON — An effort to kill the so-called Campus Carry Bill at the end of Monday’s evening House session led to a heated debate on the floor. HB 2519, the […]
GOP delegates buck committee chairs to bring bills from limbo to the floor
CHARLESTON — House Republicans proved on Monday there’s no such thing as lockstep at the east end of the Capitol. Adding spirit to what would have been an otherwise routine […]
Police say man threatened to blow up hospital
MORGANTOWN — An Ohio man who allegedly threatened to blow up Ruby Memorial Hospital, kill police and kill hospital staff is charged with making terroristic threats. Joseph Aaron Rerko, 21, […]
Trial date set in Preston County murder case
KINGWOOD — An Aug. 20 trial date has been set for a Preston County murder case. Joseph Edward Harrison, 27, of Kingwood, was indicted last year on charges of first-degree […]
Annexation of Suncrest Elementary property on city, BOE agendas
MORGANTOWN — The annexation of Suncrest Elementary School into Morgantown’s municipal boundaries will be a topic of conversation this evening for the Monongalia County Board of Education and Morgantown City […]
Jedd Gyorko, family donate to WVU Medicine Children’s campaign
Former West Virginia baseball standout Jedd Gyorko donated $100,000 to the capital campaign of WVU Medicine Children’s in what hospital officials are counting as his first homerun of the season. […]
