KINGWOOD — A Kingwood man is charged with stabbing and killing his estranged wife Tuesday afternoon. Joseph Harrison, 26, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of his estranged […]
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Ex-CEO Blankenship loses GOP race but won’t stop fighting
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Don Blankenship couldn’t overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and pressures from within his own party to capture the Republican U.S. Senate primary in West Virginia. […]
Preston County votes Shaffer for circuit judge
KINGWOOD — Steve Shaffer is Preston County’s newest circuit judge, while Magistrate P.L. Grimm retained her seat on the lower court. Unofficial totals Tuesday night showed Shaffer beat three other […]
Some candidates run unopposed in W. Va. state Senate primary
W. Va. — Candidates in two of three local state Senate primary races sailed through unopposed Tuesday and will face off in November. In the nine-county 2nd District, Democrats chose […]
Bruceton Mills and Rowlesburg elect council members
KINGWOOD — Bruceton Mills and Rowlesburg held city elections Tuesday. While Bruceton’s incumbents ran unopposed, Rowlesburg residents elected a new mayor and mostly new council. Incumbent Mayor Barbara Banister chose […]
Preston voters pass fire levy
KINGWOOD — Samantha Stone won the Republican nomination for Preston County commissioner Tuesday. Also in the election, unofficial totals showed voters passed a countywide fire levy for the first time. […]
Bloom defeats former county commissioner in Democratic primary
W. Va. — Incumbent Democrat Tom Bloom will square off with Republican Andrew Price in November for the Western District seat on the Monongalia County Commission. Bloom defeated former county […]
WVU law professor Fershee projected to win Democratic primary for Congress
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kendra Fershee, a West Virginia University law professor, will win the Democratic nomination for the 1st Congressional District over businessman Ralph Baxter and lawyer Tom Payne, MetroNews is […]
Nominees picked for House of Delegates 51st District race in November
W. Va. — Mon County Democrats narrowed the field of candidates for the 51st House of Delegates District from six to five on Tuesday. All four Republicans sailed through and […]
Morrisey takes early lead in WV Republican primary for U.S. Senate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has taken an early lead as the votes come in for the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. With 348 of 1,745 precincts […]
