A sudden temperature drop overnight combined with heavy snowfall caused less than ideal conditions for area commuters Tuesday morning. AccuWeather Meteorologist John Gresiak said temperatures in the area dropped from […]
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Monongalia County Warming Shelter program coming to a close
MORGANTOWN — It’s Tuesday morning as these words are typed, the eve of the March 15 closure of the Monongalia County Warming Shelter. It’s 29 degrees and blowing snow. Now […]
K-3 bill goes through some drama, but passes at deadline
CHARLESTON — A bill meant to bolster educational resources for students in kindergarten through third grade had an adventure in the final days of the regular legislative session, but it […]
Jails, in staffing emergency, not addressed by lawmakers
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice called a state of emergency over staffing in West Virginia jails in August and called for better pay during his State of the State address […]
Scrap noncompete agreements now
Noncompete agreements, which restrict who employees can work for after leaving a company, have become well-established in Pittsburgh. Some local hairstylists, for example, who are unhappy with their jobs must […]
How I became a tool of China’s giant anti-American propaganda machine
by Nicholas Goldberg When I write critical columns about U.S. policies and politics, I occasionally strike a nerve and get enraged letters from readers denouncing me as a traitor or […]
Pat Stewart dies: Realtor showed toughness, humility in her business
“There was an old woman who lived a shoe,” the children’s nursery rhyme goes. And a large-scale, and quite-detailed, version of it – the shoe – lived at Pat Stewart’s […]
Two in custody after carjacking, police chase
Two men were taken into custody Saturday after allegedly taking a vehicle at gunpoint and leading police on a pursuit through areas of Morgantown and Kingwood Pike. The owner of […]
AREA ARRESTS
MON SHERIFFHenderson, Shelby Lyn, 30, receiving or transferring stolen vehicle, March 3, Deputy Martin Jr.Wise, Jaden Donavan, 24, domestic battery, harassment, March 5, Deputy King.Horne, Rasheed Tyree, 19, obstructing, violation […]
Morgantown, Star City, MUB among those looking for federal earmarks
They’ve been called pork, earmarks and, most recently, congressionally directed spending. Regardless of what these federal set-asides are called, they represent an opportunity for a long list of governmental bodies […]
