CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s court system is asking for $160,244,954 for the coming fiscal year, an amount that reflects increased costs — but that also might require more. Last year, […]
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Candidate filings for Friday, Jan. 12
These statewide and area state office candidates filed with the secretary of state on Friday, Jan. 12. The notation (I) indicates incumbent. Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhardt (I), Fairview, R […]
West Virginia ‘guardian program’ could enhance school security, lawmakers say
Dark fears — expressed in the form of data research. Nearly 80% of parents responding to an annual back-to-school survey last summer by a nonprofit, national advocacy group said they […]
A sampling of bills introduced Monday, Jan. 15
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Monday, Jan. 15. Local sponsors and co-sponsors are noted.
Senate adopts resolution urging Congress to reform energy project-permitting process
MORGANTOWN — Senate President Craig Blair stepped down from the president’s dais Monday morning to promote a resolution urging the federal government to reform its energy permitting process. SJR 16 […]
Mon Commission preparing to take up subdivision regulations
MORGANTOWN — They’ve been talked about, worked on, argued over, taken up and put down countless times over the last 60 or so years. Will 2024 be the year subdivision […]
Primanti on High: Pittsburgh-based chain eyes city’s downtown
MORGANTOWN — Last May, it was announced by bar ownership that The Back Door would close its doors at 485 High Street after more than three decades in business. Two […]
511 — travel info for West Virginians on the go
Whether you are traveling across town or across the state, traffic delays can be frustrating and disruptive to scheduled plans. Unfortunately, not much can be done about the delays themselves, […]
Kip Price: Content of character, and honoring the debt
It was at the steps of Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on a late-summer day 61 years ago when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream became The Dream. More than […]
Morgantown police review board will review 2021 arrest
BY MIKE NOLTING The Morgantown Police Review and Advisory Board, the only board of its kind in the state, announced Thursday it plans to review its first case — an […]
