MON COUNTY SHERIFF Johnson, Robert Edward, 30, kidnapping – conceal or remove minor from custodian to deny visitation, May 27, Deputy Watkins. Malek, Tyler J., 33, domestic battery, May 26, Deputy […]
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Morgantown real estate office celebrates national recognition, 25 years of philanthropy and community-centered practices
Back in 1999, local businesswoman Barbara Alexander aligned herself and her business, Premier Properties by Barbara Alexander, with national real estate company Howard Hanna out of appreciation for its focus […]
What’s Blooming at the WVBG?
Summer arrived early in the region and at the West Virginia Botanic Garden on Tyrone Road in Morgantown. The early heat and warm storms are driving the development of flowers […]
What’s the No. 1 rule of swimming in pools?
It’s the time of year to swim and splash around in bodies of water and dive into pools. Of course, Monongalia County Health Department has a few things to say […]
WVU Cancer Institute performs West Virginia’s first pancreatic islet cell autotransplant
In a landmark achievement for pancreatic care in West Virginia, WVU Cancer Institute surgeons successfully performed the state’s first total pancreatectomy with pancreatic islet cell auto-transplant (TPIAT) procedure. This […]
Smith breaks down MCHD response to measles in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN — A little over a month ago, a Monongalia County resident developed the first confirmed case of measles in West Virginia since 2009. The response from the Monongalia County […]
Fairmont State to help launch the only program in the nation for students in foster care
FAIRMONT – Consider the number of kids in foster care in West Virginia. Right now, there are 6,094 children and teens here in that circumstance, according to numbers culled by […]
Mon County indictments include murder, attempted murder
Arraignments began this week in Monongalia County Circuit Court for those indicted during the grand jury session earlier this month on May 15 – 17. May’s grand jury delivered 126 indictments […]
WVU Medicine does first implant of new device to provide better back pain relief
MORGANTOWN – WVU Medicine pain doctors took a first step in offering back pain patients more reliable pain relief. They did their first implant of the Medtronic Inceptiv spinal cord […]
Manchin, lifelong Democrat, announces move to independent
U.S. Sen Joe Manchin, a mainstay of Democratic Party politics in West Virginia, has left the party and registered as an independent. Manchin released a statement and a photo Friday, […]












