Gov. Jim Justice announced Tuesday that he appointed Frank Foster as the new director of the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training. He fills the position vacated by the […]
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On the edge of your seat: MHS band ‘uninstalls’ a fundraiser at Milan Puskar stadium
It was a couple of Julys ago at a COVID-abbreviated band camp near Morgantown, and this band was most assuredly working it, on an almost-sweltering day. Meet the renowned Red […]
FBI Academy looking for 2023 class nominations
The FBI CJIS Division Citizens Academy is seeking nominations for its 2023 class. Over an eight-week period, the FBI Citizens Academy provides an inside look at the FBI to pillars […]
A diabetes breakthrough in search of patients
by Lisa Jarvis In a first, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a therapy that slows the onset of Type 1 diabetes. Teplizumab, developed by Provention Bio, typically […]
Would Jim Justice and the U.S. Senate be a good match?
In the 1972 movie The Candidate, Bill McKay (played by Robert Redford) runs for and wins a U.S. Senate race in California. At the end of the film, moments after […]
Mon County Quick Response Team recognized by U.S. Attorney’s office
MORGANTOWN — The gold standard. A model and mentor for aspiring agencies. Award-winning. In just over three years, the Monongalia County Quick Response Team has grown from one of five […]
Capito talks with WV press about broadband, Respect for Marriage Act and more
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito is encouraging West Virginia residents to participate in improving West Virginia’s broadband service by going online and checking the validity of the federal broadband […]
Divisive politics hurting public schools, California educators say
Poetry, Robert Frost said, makes you remember — what you didn’t know you knew. Which, in many ways mirrors the findings of a study on life in America’s public schools […]
Putnam County Democrat Sen. Glenn Jeffries switches parties, grows GOP supermajority
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate Republican mega-majority grew another notch on Thursday, as Putnam County Democrat Sen. Glenn Jeffries announced a party switch. “I have the greatest respect for the […]
Morgantown gets perfect score for LGBTQ+ inclusion
Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, in partnership with The Equality Federation, released its 11th […]
