While large marches through the streets of major cities caught global attention, Morgantown took its own approach to the global, youth-led climate strike on Friday. Mountaineers attended a “Climate Solutions […]
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Morgantown Marathon returns Sunday
As the old “Saturday Night Live” sketch with Will Ferrell and Christopher Walken decreed, there are times in life … when you’ve just gotta have more cowbell. Especially if you’re […]
Arraignments include Morgantown Motel robbery, Sheetz parking lot attack
Twenty-three defendants in cases assigned to Judge Debra Scudiere following their indictments by the September 2019 term of the Monongalia County grand jury appeared in court pleaded not guilty on […]
W.Va. jobless rate drops to 4.6%
West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.6% in August, the lowest for the state since October 2008 when it was 4.4%, Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday. “Businesses are […]
Judge Scudiere kicks off election campaign
Judge Debra Scudiere used to start her talks by telling her follow attorneys how much she loved being a lawyer. “Now that I’m in my dream job I can sincerely […]
County to review subdivision regulations
An issue that has veered in and out of the pubic eye since the late 1960s is about to make a return. Monongalia County Planning Director Andrew Gast-Bray told the […]
Ex-firefighter accused of embezzlement
A grandmother indicted for leaving her grandson alone, who then got into her medicine, and a former volunteer firefighter accused of stealing from his department while acting as its treasurer […]
Tunnelton couple charged with child neglect have prison sentences suspended, given probation
KINGWOOD, W.Va. — A Tunnelton couple who pleaded guilty to child neglect after their children were found living without heat, water or electricity in freezing temperatures were sentenced to probation […]
WVU, Marshall, WVSSAC partner to host two-day opioid summit
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University partnered with its southern counterpart, Marshall University, along with West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission to host an opioid summit Tuesday at the WVU […]
Environmental study paves way for road work
An environmental study is underway ahead of a project that will dramatically alter the flow of traffic on Beechurst Avenue, particularly at its intersection with Campus Drive. Speaking with members […]
