The 72nd Mountaineer Week is underway at West Virginia University. Monday saw students and others try to see how many could fit into a Personal Rapid Transit car. The PRT […]
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White Park license agreement on to city council after unanimous MUB approval
MORGANTOWN — After a brief executive session on Monday, the Morgantown Utility Board cast a unanimous vote approving the license agreement that will allow it to run a 30-inch, gravity […]
Police ID juvenile suspect in vape overdose case
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Police continue to investigate the source of heroin-laced vape pens that resulted in the overdose and hospitalization of two area high school students in a 24-hour time […]
WVU tight end Jovani Haskins pleads guilty
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU tight end Jovani Haskins pleaded guilty to reckless driving and entered a deferred guilty plea to fleeing from an officer in Monongalia County Magistrate Court on […]
Talking research: WVU study looks at how cancer, immune cells communicate
Cells can’t text each other the way we can, but they can still communicate. One way they send each other messages is through exosomes — tiny, spherical “packages” of information […]
Warming shelter plan in place for Mon County this winter
The warming shelter is in need of volunteers. If the temperature falls to 34 degrees or below, the volunteer shifts will be 8 p.m.-midnight and midnight-7:30 a.m. Those interested in […]
Local law clerk organizes toy drive for Mon County
Drop off donations at justice center through Dec. 13 There are more than 100 kids from Monongalia County in the state’s custody and a local law clerk has organized a […]
Overdose numbers decreasing; Narcan maker says W.Va. cutting back on opioids
West Virginia has the highest age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths involving opioids, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. In 2017, there were 833 drug overdose deaths involving […]
Nov. 4 letters to the editor
State needs to expedite covering pothole damage Just this morning there was news that the potholes on our roads have been seriously neglected all year. But we also have a […]
Mountaineer Week: University, community celebrate Appalachian history and culture
Wess Harris was working his table at the Mountainlair on Sunday afternoon when somebody walked up and shook his hand before wrapping him a bear hug. “So, how have you […]
