MORGANTOWN — As of Friday morning, it had been about a week since the last rainfall in Morgantown, and yet a significant pool of water stood at the corner of […]
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Mountain Valley murder suspect waives preliminary hearing
The Maryland man accused of the July 11 murder of 21-year-old Rashad Malik Alton at Mountain Valley Apartments waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Monongalia County Magistrate Court […]
Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power see solar net-metering customer growth
MORGANTOWN – We recently reported on the significant growth of net-metering customers for FirstEnergy’s West Virginia sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison. AEP’s West Virginia sisters Appalachian Power (APCo) and […]
Fairmont State old-time music festival all about the dulcimer
FAIRMONT – For generations, the Appalachian Mountain dulcimer, the region’s iconic musical instrument, has been producing high, lonesome sounds and rollicking rhythms just this side of rock ‘n’ roll. And […]
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MON SHERIFF Uphole, Stephen, 45, domestic assault, violation of protective order, Aug. 8, Deputy Kuretza. MORGANTOWN POLICE Preston Jr., Johnnie Marvin, 55, shoplifting, Aug. 10, Officer Bourne. Salisbury II, Steven […]
WVU’s new robotics engineering program is slated to receive a $1 million NASA grant.
Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin separately announced the funding, obtained by them through Congressionally Directed Spending requests and included in the Fiscal Year 2024 funding bill. The bachelor’s […]
RNI opens NeuroPerformance Innovation Center to study and treat concussion
WVU’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute marked the official opening of its NeuroPerformance Innovation Center on Thursday. A multidisciplinary Concussion and Brain Injury Care Team — neurologists, physiatrists (physical medicine), neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, […]
Main Street has weathered the ‘retail apocalypse’
But there’s still plenty of brick-and-mortar uncertainty Not long ago, the future of brick-and-mortar stores looked dicey. The rise of e-commerce, combined with COVID-19, threatened to gut Main Street business […]
Vance’s attempt to ‘swiftboat’ Walz’s military service is pathetic
by Robin Abcarian As soon as I heard Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance smearing the military service of his opponent, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, all I could think was: […]
Over in Brooke County, Pure Watercraft sinks
The Justice administration’s economic development team has had a number of hits over the last few years: Nucor Steel in Mason County, Form Energy battery manufacturer in Weirton, Berkshire Hathaway’s […]
