MORGANTOWN – The Senate Energy Committee approved what could be the second bill of the session to raise money for the underfunded and understaffed Office of Oil and Gas, which […]
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Preston Commission gets COVID update; cases continue, more doses coming
KINGWOOD — Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the first active case of COVID in Preston County. In an update to commissioners, VJ Davis, director of the Preston County Health […]
Man charged with intent to manufacture, deliver
WESTOVER — Westover Police arrested a Morgantown resident after a search found a loaded SCCY 9mm handgun, as well as roughly 109 grams of methamphetamine and 1.1 grams of marijuana […]
WVU athletic department investigating death threats aimed at Taz Sherman
MORGANTOWN — According to West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons, the athletic department has “looked into” allegations of death threats toward a WVU men’s basketball player following the Mountaineers’ 75-72 […]
House, Senate adopt resolutions urging Biden to name former W.Va. health commissioner as national drug czar
MORGANTOWN – The Senate and House of Delegates adopted identical resolutions Tuesday urging the president of the United States to appoint a former West Virginia public health officer as the […]
Defending the garden from the critters
A few years ago, a friend told me about a sign that made her think of me. It read something along the lines of, “planting a garden means believing in […]
Marijuana grow, more than a pound of meth, multiple guns seized on Sunday
A brandishing call in Morgantown’s North Hills neighborhood led to marijuana grow, more than a pound of meth, weapons and a man being charged with 10 felonies. Isaac C. King, […]
Powell: There is middle ground to be found on police review board
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Interim Police Chief Eric Powell said he believes there is an acceptable middle ground between the special committee looking into the creation of a community police review […]
Preston Board of Education approves levy rates
KINGWOOD – The proposed Levy Rates for the Fiscal Year 2021-22 were presented and approved 5-0 by the Preston Board of Education Monday. The levy will now be submitted to […]
Bill that weakens some drinking water human health criteria clears Senate Judiciary
MORGANTOWN – A bill that includes some lower standards for toxins in drinking water won approval in Senate Judiciary Monday and heads to the full Senate. The bill is HB […]
