In a landmark achievement for pancreatic care in West Virginia, WVU Cancer Institute surgeons successfully performed the state’s first total pancreatectomy with pancreatic islet cell auto-transplant (TPIAT) procedure. This […]
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Smith breaks down MCHD response to measles in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN — A little over a month ago, a Monongalia County resident developed the first confirmed case of measles in West Virginia since 2009. The response from the Monongalia County […]
Fairmont State to help launch the only program in the nation for students in foster care
FAIRMONT – Consider the number of kids in foster care in West Virginia. Right now, there are 6,094 children and teens here in that circumstance, according to numbers culled by […]
Mon County indictments include murder, attempted murder
Arraignments began this week in Monongalia County Circuit Court for those indicted during the grand jury session earlier this month on May 15 – 17. May’s grand jury delivered 126 indictments […]
WVU Medicine does first implant of new device to provide better back pain relief
MORGANTOWN – WVU Medicine pain doctors took a first step in offering back pain patients more reliable pain relief. They did their first implant of the Medtronic Inceptiv spinal cord […]
Manchin, lifelong Democrat, announces move to independent
U.S. Sen Joe Manchin, a mainstay of Democratic Party politics in West Virginia, has left the party and registered as an independent. Manchin released a statement and a photo Friday, […]
Does it matter Trump just became a convicted criminal? Of course it does
by Harry Litman It’s of course true that come Nov. 5, the nation’s voters could well decide to shrug off the historic guilty verdict that a Manhattan jury rendered against […]
The Supreme Court doesn’t agree on what racism is
by Noah Feldman According to the Supreme Court, it’s perfectly fine for state legislatures to draw congressional districts according to political party — they just can’t gerrymander by race. This […]
West Virginia politicians comment on Trump conviction
MORGANTOWN – Reaction among West Virginia politicians to the New York City conviction of former President Trump on 34 felony counts aligns with their party affiliations. Trump was found guilty […]
A look at outside spending for and against candidates in May primary races
MORGANTOWN – Political candidates have their own campaign committees to raise cash (often from the candidates’ own pockets in recent statewide races) for their election efforts. But outside groups also […]
