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Wilson to conduct municipal band concert on Fourth of July

MORGANTOWN — C.B. Wilson, associate provost for academic personnel at WVU, will conduct the Morgantown Municipal Band when it performs its Independence Day program at 11 a.m. Wednesday, as part of the 2018 “Celebration of America.” The concert will be performed under the front overhang of the WVU Creative Arts Center, due to the renovation of the Hazel Ruby McQuain Riverfront Park. Featured soloist will be violinist Master Gunnery Sgt. Peter Wilson, United States Marine Band, “The President’s Own.” He joined the group in September 1990. He was appointed principal second ...

Bonneroo’s back: After a decade, music festival returns to Gene’s

MORGANTOWN — Walking into Gene’s Beer Garden, you’d be forgiven for not recognizing it as a music venue right away. The small stage at the Wilson Street establishment is tucked in the back and is often home to a big-screen TV. Most nights, the loudest sounds coming from the bar are the ...

TV: ‘Deadliest Catch’ star gets probation in Uber driver assault

SEATTLE (AP) — Celebrity crab-boat captain Sig Hansen has been sentenced to probation for spitting on an Uber driver last year in Seattle. The Seattle Times reports the 52-year-old “Deadliest Catch” star on Thursday was given a deferred sentence, ordered to undergo alcohol treatment ...

TV: Documentary tells dark tale of triplets separated at birth

NEW YORK (AP) — The first time that brothers David Kellman, Bobby Shafran and Eddy Galland were in the public eye, it was joyous. The then 19-year-old identical triplets, separated at birth, had just learned about the others’ existence. Despite growing up separately, the three ...

MUSIC: Panic! At the Disco launches human rights organization

NEW YORK (AP) — Panic! At the Disco’s Brendon Urie is launching a human rights organization called Highest Hopes Foundation. The rock singer said Thursday that the nonprofit will support “communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of gender, race, religion, sexual ...

MUSIC: Dr. Dre’s Beats headphones owes ex-partner $25.2M

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury on Wednesday found that Dr. Dre, music mogul Jimmy Iovine and their headphone company Beats Electronics owe a former partner $25.2 million in royalties. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury found Wednesday by a narrow 9-3 margin that Beats breached a contract with ...