MORGANTOWN — It took the Monongalia County Commission about 15 minutes to work through a light agenda during Wednesday’s regular meeting. The body updated longstanding intergovernmental agreements through which the county provides dog warden services to the municipalities. ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice, who is running for U.S. Senate, acknowledged meeting a representative of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund during a LIV Golf event this month at the resort his family owns. Justice was vague on who he met or the nature of any discussions. “I was at the golf tournament and going through. I was introduced to a fella; they said he was a Saudi representative, and I just said hello. But it was actually as I was going through a whole crowd of people and everything, spoke to him just a second and everything,” Justice said during a state news ...
MORGANTOWN — Republican Larry Pack, a former state delegate and current senior adviser to Gov. Jim Justice, announced his candidacy for state treasurer on Monday. Larry Pack Pack enters the 2024 GOP primary race aiming to succeed Treasurer Riley Moore, who is in turn running to ...
MORGANTOWN — Delegate Joe Statler, R-Monongalia, said a trio of bills passed during the recent special session of the West Virginia Legislature are “a good step forward” in supporting the state’s EMS and volunteer fire agencies. He’s hopeful it will be the first of ...
CHARLESTON — The 9/11 Families United organization, representing people whose loved ones died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has criticized LIV Golf Tour events bankrolled by a Saudi investment arm as “sportswashing” meant to launder the regime’s human rights record. This month, The Greenbrier Resort, owned by Gov. Jim Justice’s family, hosted a LIV golf event and Justice was there on a golf car with his well-known dog. Justice is also a leading candidate for U.S. Senate for West Virginia, potentially serving on committees that influence American policies on ...
KINGWOOD — Members of Kingwood City Council discussed several subjects ranging from sidewalks to boxing matches at their Tuesday evening meeting. Josh Waugh, from Preston County Parks and Recreation (PCP&RC), asked council if city workers could help install guardrails along Sisler Street. Waugh said PCP&RC received grant funding that will allow it to buy equipment, but does not cover the cost of having the guardrail installed. Councilman Bill Robertson asked Waugh if he could get an estimate on what it would cost to do the installation if they were paying for ...
