KINGWOOD — Preston County Parks and Recreation (PCPaR) has received an AARP grant to help develop the Masontown trail head park of the Deckers Creek Trail. The $4,207 AARP Community […]
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From baking to blowtorches: Summer Snowflake program allows students to experience variety of trades
No, it has nothing to do with the blood product. Jamiere Evans wields a mean plasma cutter, and the student who will be a freshman at University High School this […]
Words can be beacons, weapons and balm to the spirit
“The limits of my language means the limits of my world” — Ludwig Wittgenstein Words. They are my playthings and my daily companions. If that sounds weird, so be it! […]
Westover police officer has criminal past
A Westover police officer who broke a man’s jaw and knocked out three of his teeth during a New Year’s Day arrest — caught on another officer’s bodycam — was […]
WVU Physics Department hosts first Community Physics Festival
MORGANTOWN — Fifty years ago on Saturday, one giant step for mankind was made when Neil Armstrong walked on the surface of the moon. In the same spirit of the […]
Preston man gets 3 to 30 years in prison for threatening deputy and officer’s family
KINGWOOD – A Preston County Man was sentenced to three to 30 years in prison Friday for threatening a police officer and the officer’s family. Steven Calvin Barrett, of Rowlesburg, […]
Preston woman who threatened police ordered to seek alcohol, mental health treatment
KINGWOOD – A Tunnelton woman received probation Friday for making threats against police and ordered to seek treatment for mental health and alcohol abuse. Pamela Renee Rhodes was sentenced to […]
Tractor-trailer incident shuts down I-68
MORGANTOWN — A tractor-trailer overturned Thursday night at the Cheat Lake exit of I-68. Emergency crews had to close the westbound lane for an extended amount of time. Cheat Lake […]
Temperatures expected to reach dangerous levels through weekend
CHARLESTON — Temperatures today, Saturday and part of Sunday will be well north of 90 degrees across much of West Virginia — including Monongalia County. When combined with humidity levels […]
More tough times reportedly ahead for coal
Coal continues to be a difficult business. Environmental pressures, increased competition from natural gas and renewables, and market conditions mean it’s harder than ever for coal operators to stay in […]
