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CDC: E. coli outbreaks reported in bordering states

The new E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce is continuing to grow with cases in four of the states bordering West Virginia, but so far Monongalia and Preston counties, as well as the state for that matter, remain unaffected. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said consumers should not eat and retailers should not sell romaine lettuce from the Salinas, Calif., growing region. The CDC said most romaine products are labeled where they are grown, and if there is no label from a growing region, then throw the lettuce away. Despite the CDC warning, there is ...

WVU law student wins $100K in Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway

WVU law student Tyler Gordon won $100,000 in the Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway Saturday night at the Big Ten Championship game. Finalists took the field during halftime to attempt to throw the most footballs into an oversized Dr. Pepper can in 30 seconds. In a previous interview with ...

Morgantown Christmas Parade rescheduled

Due to inclement weather the Morgantown Christmas Parade has been changed to Thursday, Dec. 12 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Morgantown Police Department will alter traffic patterns on Thursday, Dec. 12 beginning at 5:30 p.m. for the Christmas Parade. Parking will also be restricted on High ...

Friend of mobile home owner told not to involve company

KINGWOOD — A mobile home that the court ordered the owner to move in Albright is still there, and a man who is helping the owner has been told by his employer not to get it involved. On Nov. 14, Preston Circuit Judge Steve Shaffer gave Amy Sapp, the owner of the mobile home, 10 days to remove it. If she did not, the town has authority to do so. As of Friday morning, it had not been moved. Albright filed a civil suit in Preston Circuit Court in July, saying the mobile home was placed on land owned by Amy Sapp’s mother, Susan Sapp, in violation of town and county flood control ...

Mountaineer statue gets first cleaning in nearly 50 years

When you spend all your days and all your nights keeping vigil, you just don’t have time for the creature comforts. Like, say, a nice shower. Well, on the day before Thanksgiving last week, a certain selfless Mountaineer finally got his first one. Ever. Make that, the ...