Monday marked the first day to file to run for office in the state of West Virginia. These candidates filed for federal and state office on Jan. 13 U.S. Senate […]
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Mon County grand jury returns 112 indictments
An accused bank robber, an inmate who allegedly stole an ambulance while escaping the hospital and a Florida man who crashed into a porch while allegedly running from the cops […]
Booze resolution, pepper spray bill clear committees, head for floor votes
MORGANTOWN — A bill to allow people to carry pepper spray on the Capitol Complex grounds whizzed through Senate Judiciary Monday afternoon and is on its way to the Senate […]
Randy’s Dream returns; Senate invites Frederick County, Va., to join WV
MORGANTOWN — Preston County residents filled the state Senate galleries in Charleston Monday morning to support the return of the “Randy’s Dream” secondary road repair bill. Representing the We Stand […]
Guns, roads, abortions, milk among bills introduced Jan. 13
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 13. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 312 and HB 4128, establishes Child Protective Services caseworker […]
Team detects 5th radio burst
Scientists say it was found in a galaxy similar to our own For more than a decade, astronomers across the globe have wrestled with the perplexities of fast radio bursts […]
Project aims to make kids more active
Activate! seeks new ways to get children moving in classrooms Kids are supposed to get an hour of physical activity a day, but fewer than a quarter of them do. […]
Jan. 13 letters to the editor
Exercise power through rule of law, not fealty During the impeachment hearings, some Republicans claimed that reputable witnesses within the federal service failed to support the president as if they […]
Technical education a hot topic on W.Va. Department of Education’s Listening Tour
That summary report released by the West Virginia Department of Education last month doesn’t contain anything that Nathan Newbraugh didn’t already know. At least in its regard of career technical […]
Success story: ‘That was the final bottom,’ says man aided by QRT
At 15, John Shaffer wanted to fit in and decided quitting school and dealing drugs would be a way to accomplish that. “I went from selling drugs to using them […]






