MORGANTOWN – Speculation about the next career step for Sen. Joe Manchin took a new twist over the weekend as the New York Times reported – subsequently echoed by other […]
Latest News
Kingwood man charged with terroristic threats after threatening to kill state troopers
A Preston County man is in jail after state police say he threatened to kill troopers following a trespassing complaint in which he was described as the aggressor. According to […]
September interims: Panelists lead legislators in conversation on artificial intelligence
MORGANTOWN – A panel of experts led legislators on an exploration of the evolving world of artificial intelligence during Monday’s interims. House Speaker Roger Hanshaw opened the joint House-Senate general […]
U.S. News and World Report ranks MHS and UHS as the No. 1 and No. 3 best high schools in the state
In print, and on the record. The annual “best of” rankings of America’s high schools from U.S. and World Report are in, and schools from Monongalia County are again heading […]
AREA ARRESTS
MON SHERIFF Kelsor, Jamere S., 20, malicious assault, Sept. 4, Deputy Greenawalt. Theeke, Aquayla, domestic battery, Sept. 8, Deputy Neff. Tinney Jr., Steven Randall, 41, violation of protective order, Sept. […]
Group identity drives division
Social scientists believe they know why America has become so divided along political lines. “The human brain in many circumstances is more suited to tribalism and conflict than to civility […]
Can’t escape Putin’s murderous intentions
by Trudy Rubin I’m just back from a theater vacation in London and a week in Scotland, which were meant to help me recoup from a strenuous work trip to […]
22 years do-over thought experiment
by Tom H. Hastings If you an adult born after, say, 1995, you probably recall a fair bit about the terrible events of Sept. 11, 2001. For most Americans, the […]
Mon Power/Potomac Edison net-metering credit reduction proposal generates protests, some legal confusion
MORGANTOWN – Mon Power’s and Potomac Edison’s proposal to change the way it credits home solar power customers who contract for net metering has generated opposition and some confusion. The […]
Boscov’s promise: large selection, fair prices, friendly people
America’s largest family-owned department store, Boscov’s, is coming to the Meadowbrook Mall in Bridgeport. Set to open Oct. 7, the location will be the 50th store opened by a company […]






