MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee crammed a wham-bam 9-minute meeting between floor sessions on Monday – approving two Senate student-hunger bills and a Senate PROMISE Scholarship bill without debate. […]
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Federal prison investigation reveals concerns with special housing unit record keeping
Following a 107-page report released earlier this month by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) detailing its evaluation of issues surrounding inmate deaths at federal […]
Assessor’s office pushing information to new county residents
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Assessor Mark Musick said he’s trying to make life a little easier for newcomers to the county. During a recent presentation before the Monongalia County Commission, […]
House of Delegates passes human smuggling bill; Senate moves school truancy and gestational surrogacy bills
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates passed a human smuggling bill on Monday, but opponents objected that it places trafficking and smuggling on the same level and denies trafficking victims […]
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MON SHERIFF Celey, Annmarie, 33, obstructing, Feb. 21, Deputy Alexander. Courtwright, Thomas Edward, 38, possession, Feb. 21, Deputy Hall. MORGANTOWN POLICE Clark, David Matthew, 48, robbery-2nd degree, Feb. 20, Officer […]
WVU School of Nursing to host March 6 virtual open house for BSN program
The West Virginia University School of Nursing is hosting a spring 2024 Virtual Open House for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at 6 p.m. March 6. This […]
Leonhardt excited about the agriculture future in West Virginia
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — The top man with the state’s Department of Agriculture believes the future of farming in West Virginia is bright. Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt said this […]
Woody Williams could be honored with statue
CHARLESTON — Woody Williams, the West Virginian who was America’s last World War II Medal of Honor recipient, could receive a place of honor in the U.S. Capitol. The state […]
Amendment to school vaccine bill loosen requirements even more
Earlier this week, delegates took a bill to eliminate vaccine requirements for public virtual schools and expanded it to also eliminate state vaccine requirements for West Virginia’s private and parochial […]
Dartmouth should not be alone in bringing back SAT
The standardized test, badly battered in recent years as universities moved to more holistic admissions models during the COVID pandemic, isn’t down for the count quite yet — and that’s […]
