West Virginia University may forever be steeped in the gold and blue, but its Board of Governors learned Friday at its regular meeting the university is in the black. Paula […]
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Man sentenced to 1-3 years for terroristic threats after threatening to shoot up WVU’s campus in April 2018
A man who threatened to shoot up West Virginia University was sentenced to prison this week. Clarence Steve Wright, 51, was sentenced to serve one to three years in prison, […]
West Virginia Oil & Natural Gas Association hosts fall meeting at the Morgantown Marriott
West Virginia’s co-tenancy law is working, but there are still kinks to be worked out with the fledgling law, attendees of the fall meeting of the West Virginia Oil & […]
Charge against Hoard upgraded to first-degree murder
KINGWOOD — The charge against a man accused of a weekend shooting death was upgraded to first-degree murder Thursday. Aaron Glenn Hoard, 33, of Morgantown, was originally charged with second-degree […]
Mon Valley Habitat for Humanity, WVU team up to help provide housing at new location
Sometimes, a kid just has to romp in her front yard. Even on a cold, rainy day. And even if said yard doesn’t exist … yet. That’s what 4-year-old Athena […]
Students honor veterans with music, displays at ceremony
KINGWOOD — Kingwood Elementary School honored local veterans Thursday with music, displays and snacks. Veterans visiting the school were treated to a performance of the official song for each branch […]
Bipartisan bill protects miners’ pensions, health care
Bipartisan legislation designed to protect retired miners — whose pensions and health care coverage have been threatened because of recent coal company bankruptcies and the 2008 financial crisis — was […]
Senior Monongalians host early holiday ceremony to honor vets
U.S. Marines don’t cry. But the eyes of John Kilionski, who served in the Corps from 1961-67, definitely did soften Wednesday morning at Senior Monongalians. It’s not like it was […]
Deckers Creek dam project could continue into next year
KINGWOOD — Work is progressing on the Deckers Creek dam project, according to PSD1 Board Chairman Rodney Liston. However, he said, it might not be completed by the end of […]
Supreme Court denies Miller’s request for new trial
KINGWOOD — The State Supreme Court has denied Kevin Monroe Miller II’s request for a new trial. Miller, 30, of Newburg, was convicted by a jury in 2018 of two […]
