MORGANTOWN — The House Education Committee approved bills on Wednesday to change school calendars, offer a new Business+ PROMISE Scholarship and provide an additional year of cursive handwriting instruction in […]
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Judge rules old psych report allowed in sentencing evaluation
A psychological evaluation from 2017 can be used by the probation office in its presentence report for a woman convicted of sexually abusing a young male relative. However, the probation […]
Morgantown Police make arrest in fatal wreck
A Morgantown woman was arrested Wednesday and charged with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death for a late December accident on Dorsey Avenue. Codie Leigh Richards, 27, […]
House rejects fire safety code bill amendment; Senate OKs resolution on congressional term limits convention
The House of Delegates shot down a bill amendment on Tuesday intended to preserve a current element of state fire safety code. Across the Capitol, the Senate spent an hour […]
Senate panel begins work on bill to limit city annexation by minor boundary adjustment
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown’s annexation conflict has rippled to the Capitol, where the Senate Government Organization Committee began work on Tuesday on a bill to ban annexation by minor boundary adjustment. […]
Sheetz confirms new gas station will replace Eloquence Antiques on Mileground
Sheetz is expected to begin construction shortly on a 4,906-square-foot store at 1867 Mileground Road, the Altoona, Pa.-based convenience store confirmed. Plans are to have the store open this summer. […]
Passed resolution makes Preston Second Amendment sanctuary county
KINGWOOD — Preston County commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday, making the county a Second Amendment sanctuary. The motion passed 3-0. Commissioner Dave Price asked the commission to consider the action […]
Man caught with stolen firearm
An Enterprise man was found with a stolen firearm in Westover early Sunday morning, according to police. Michael A. Rose, 25, is charged with persons prohibited from possessing firearms by […]
Mon BOE begins amending mission statement
The writing was on the wall Tuesday night for the Monongalia County Board of Education. Wait — change “was,” to “is,” if you don’t mind. The word-tweaking relates to an […]
Council members want more info about riverfront rental facility
MORGANTOWN — A majority of Morgantown City Council balked at a request from the city’s administration on Tuesday when asked to approve a $300,000 to $400,000 change order to build […]
