Audrey Simpson didn’t stop walking after she crossed the stage last spring to pick up her Class of 2022 diploma at Clay-Battelle High School. Her steps eventually took her that […]
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Westover to consider land reuse agency to help address problem properties
Officials with the city of Westover want to bring a powerful legislative tool to bear in their efforts to address nuisance properties within the city. During Westover City Council’s most […]
Bridgeport doctor charged with illegal prescribing, destroying evidence
CLARKSBURG — A West Virginia doctor has been indicted for the unlawful distribution of controlled substances and for destroying evidence of his alleged crimes. David Elwood Hess, 59, of Bridgeport, […]
NETL to receive $150M from Inflation Reduction Act
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $150 million in funding will be provided through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to support site-wide […]
Three takeaways from Trump’s historic arrest and arraignment
by Harry Litman Since it became clear that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg intended to charge Donald Trump with crimes growing out of hush money payments to Stormy Daniels, close […]
Guns kill people. Zombie politicians see to it
Right after a 28-year-old shot six people to death at a small Christian school, Rep. Tim Burchett, a Tennessee Republican, emoted on camera. “Three precious little kids lost their lives,” […]
Focus Forward symposium: As climate change goals drive energy transition, West Virginia can prepare workforce for a prosperous future
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia’s — and the nation’s — clean energy future is being driven by a number of factors, said Nathan Flesher, partner in the energy analysis and research […]
Bloom calls on Morgantown, WVU to help address “major” panhandling problem
MORGANTOWN — Just as it did in 2016 and then again 2019, panhandling has become a local topic of discussion. But this time the focus has spread beyond downtown […]
Focus Forward symposium: West Virginia ready to launch new energy future, and prosper
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia is poised to profit from a new energy future. The key is drawing, training and keeping the people to make it happen, a variety of experts […]
Petition to keep Skylar Neese killer in prison surpasses 22,500 signatures
In July 2012, the disappearance of Star City teen Skylar Neese shook the Morgantown area to its core. And the events that unfolded in the months following were almost too […]
