Numbers can often tell a story. Looking back over the past year’s statistics prove very telling: 2022 was a difficult one for many people in our community in terms of […]
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Connecting people with the magical bond of language
BY ASHUTOSH DAS Manal Al Natour is the director of Arabic Studies Program at West Virginia University. In addition to teaching, she acts as a binding force for students arriving […]
Summers sheds more light on plans to divide DHHR
Legislation to divide the state Department of Health and Human Resources into three new agencies is expected to move early in the upcoming legislative session and could set an early […]
Roads, taxes dominate discussion ahead of 2023 legislative session
MORGANTOWN — If you walked into the Morgantown Area Partnership’s legislative get-together at just the right time Thursday morning, you might swear you’d been transported back to 2019. Heading into […]
Mon Valley Habitat for Humanity getting you where you live in 2023
Stepping into the job as interim director of Mon Valley Habitat for Humanity was a snap for Elaine McVay. And no, she isn’t talking the holiday gingerbread contest that wraps […]
A look at Manchin and Capito earmarks for local projects, from $1.7T federal budget
MORGANTOWN — Earmarks have returned to Congress and Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin — both Appropriations Committee members — have put out their lists of West Virginia earmarks […]
AREA ARRESTS
MORGANTOWN POLICE Campbell, Adrian Deon, 32, possession, Nov. 29, Officer Mayle. Cool, Genica Lynn, 42, driving while license revoked, possession, Dec. 11, Officer Kohler. High, Brittany Sue, 32, possession, Dec. […]
Tunnelton man in custody after alleged assault
A Preston County man is in custody after allegedly assaulting a female victim who ultimately had to be life-flighted for emergency care. According to the criminal complaint, deputies from the […]
Take on the new year in Mountaineer Country
We all know that with the new year comes a list of resolutions on ways to improve our lives. Whether your plan is to eat healthier, be more active, or […]
Suspect in PA cop shooting was former Morgantown High student
BY DAVE WILSON The man accused of killing a police chief and injuring another officer in a shooting near Pittsburgh was formerly a student at Morgantown High School, where he […]





