The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) will host three in-person interviewing events in February for Kanawha, Mercer and Monongalia counties for positions within the Bureau for […]
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WVDEP accepting applications for 2023 Make It Shine Spring Cleanup
Applications are now available for the 2023 West Virginia Make It Shine Statewide Cleanup. This annual event is sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) Rehabilitation Environmental […]
MHS, Suncrest Middle schools win West Virginia Regional Science Bowl
Morgantown High School Team 1 and Suncrest Middle School Team 1 claimed first-place victories in the 2023 West Virginia Regional Science Bowl sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) […]
WVU students show off efforts during Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol
West Virginia University students will participate in Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol Friday. In all, 68 undergraduate research students from WVU will travel to Charleston to share the research […]
Finance advances support of battery factory
House Finance Committee members advanced a $105 million supplemental appropriation to support Form Energy, which has plans to build a cutting-edge battery plant in the northern panhandle. House Bill 2882, […]
Substantial sewer rate increases in the pipeline for Westover customers
Westover City Council on Monday directed its Holland Avenue project team down a path that could potentially result in a 77% jump in sewer bills for city customers. Based on […]
House Judiciary approves enhanced distracted driving bill after hearing Preston County widow’s story of loss
MORGANTOWN – A Preston County woman told legislators her story of the deadly consequences of distracted driving as they considered a bill to update and enhance the penalties for that […]
MPD: Appropriate amount of force used in recorded arrest
A video posted to social media over the weekend depicting what appears to be a police officer in downtown Morgantown slamming a man’s head into the cement has many asking […]
House of Delegates considers bill to create Coalfields Energy Research and Economic Development Authority
MORGANTOWN — A bill to create a new state agency designed to promote energy development projects in the coalfields is on its way to the House floor after clearing the […]
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MON SHERIFF Wheeler, Joshua Wayne, 29, domestic battery, Jan. 6, Deputy Watkins. Haas, Nicholas Allen, 24, possession, Jan. 29, Deputy Watkins. Ketterman, Ronald Wayne, 37, possession, obstruction, Feb. 3, Deputy […]
