The identity of the human remains found Sept. 3, near the Mont Chateau trail at Coopers Rock State Forest is still unknown. According to officials at the Monongalia County Sheriff’s […]
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As threats to the U.S. power grid surge, WVU professor develops advanced solutions for human-machine coordination
The electrical grid faces a mounting barrage of threats that could trigger a butterfly effect — floods, superstorms, heat waves, cyberattacks, not to mention its own ballooning complexity and size […]
Scholarship honoring James A. Womeldorff established
Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia Inc. (YCF) announced the James A. Womeldorff Vocational Development Scholarship, made possible with a donation from Job Squad Inc. The Vocational Development […]
West Virginia Small Satellite Center of Excellence promises job diversification within the state
BY ERSHAD KAMOL West Virginia University has teamed up with NASA to develop West Virginia Small Satellite Center of Excellence at WVU’s Statler College of Engineering, with the aim to […]
Biden’s student loan forgiveness: A look at the plan, its opposition and its costs
MORGANTOWN — West Virginians awaiting student loan debt relief will be able to apply for that relief starting in early October. In West Virginia, there are roughly 225,800 borrowers with […]
State medical cannabis board considering cap on percentage of THC in dispensed products; questions, opposition delay decision
MORGANTOWN – The state Medical Cannabis Advisory Board is considering a proposal to limit the THC content of dispensed cannabis products to 10%. The proposal stirred opposition and questions among […]
Remembering those who ran to the fire 21 years ago
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a commentary I wrote one year ago on the anniversary of the attacks. Fear is an invaluable human instinct that perpetuates our survival. Without fear, we […]
Citizens are united and legislators don’t represent us
According to the most recent data from Pew Research Center, National Election Studies, Gallup, ABC/The Washington Post, CBS/New York Times and CNN polls, only one-fifth of Americans say they trust […]
Local officials fear Amendment 2 comes with more questions than answers
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom likes to pose a question when the topic of Amendment 2 comes up. If you’re not happy with how the state maintains […]
‘What’s it like for you to be an American?’
The guy operating that giant, old-time camera had to duck under a hood to make a photograph. Said camera looked like something from the 1920s, passerby Jillian Kelly thought. What […]
