by Saad B. Omer Pandemics have consequences beyond the death and disease directly caused by the novel pathogen. In the 1918 influenza pandemic, more deaths were caused by the pneumococcal […]
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AAA predicts busy travel weekend for July 4 holiday
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‘Spiderhead’ doesn’t quite make the cut in dystopian fiction
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State board and superintendent say that Hope Scholarship defies state Constitution
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Plea talks continue in Jan. 6 case for Tanios
Morgantown resident George Tanios is still scheduled for an October trial for his role at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but defense attorneys acknowledged they’ve continued talks with […]
Swinging into Summer
People around West Virginia are able to swing into summer thanks to students from Nicholas County Career and Technical Center and the state Department of Tourism. Those visiting Coopers Rock […]
Mon’s ham radio operators going live in emergencies: ‘That’s what we do’
And just like that, a bunch of people with radios, microphones and their own antennas became part of emergency-dispatch lore. When computer crashes and power failures knocked MECCA 911 off […]
Welcome home Rank One Computing
The most trusted provider of computer vision algorithms to military, law enforcement, and commercial organizations in the United States is making a new home for their East Coast headquarters here […]
