MORGANTOWN — The Class A No. 9 Trinity Christian School girls’ basketball team hosted cross-county rival Clay-Battelle High on Friday evening, and while the senior-loaded Warriors handled the young Cee-Bees […]
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Contract details revealed with new West Virginia assistants Blake Seiler, Xavier Dye
MORGANTOWN — Incoming West Virginia defensive assistant Blake Seiler will earn $300,000 next season, while receivers coach Xavier Dye will be paid $200,000. MetroNews and The Dominion Post obtained the […]
Area stakeholders engaged in multi-faceted effort to improve pedestrian, cyclist safety
MORGANTOWN — According to Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Director Bill Austin, 13 percent of work commutes in the greater Morgantown area are made on foot. “That’s a huge number. […]
MTEC students participate in SkillsUSA career challenge
MORGANTOWN — SkillsUSA members at MTEC are celebrated SkillsUSA Week this week in conjunction with National Career and Technical Education Month. MTEC had daily challenges and finished up with its […]
Senate passes bills limiting special session pay, increasing judges’ mileage rate
CHARLESTON — The Senate on Friday approved bills to limit legislators’ special session pay, to raise the mileage rate for judges who drive their own cars to work-related events, and to […]
Bill including a 5th Mon magistrate clears Senate Judiciary, heads to Finance
By David Beard CHARLESTON – Monongalia County is as close as it’s ever been to getting a fifth magistrate. The Senate Judiciary committee on Friday approved and sent to Finance […]
House Judiciary approves medical cannabis banking bill, sends it to floor for passage
CHARLESTON — The House Judiciary Committee overwhelmingly approved and sent to the House floor the medical cannabis program banking bill, HB 2538. The vote was 20-3. Two of the opponents expressed […]
WVU Board of Governors approves changes to campus tobacco policy
MORGANTOWN — Changes to WVU’s campus tobacco policy prohibiting the use of electronic smoking devices and vaping products were adopted during Friday’s meeting of the WVU Board of Governors. The […]
Bill to give low-volume gas wells tax break and create well capping fund clears House Finance
CHARLESTON — The House Finance Committee quickly and without debate passed HB 2673, a bill to reduce the tax burden on low-producing oil and gas wells and provide millions of dollars […]
Preston deputies charge two men with marijuana possession after chase
KINGWOOD — Two men faced drug and other charges after police said they fled from Preston County Sheriff’s deputies. Blake Conrad, 28, of Berkeley Springs, was in the Tygart Valley […]
