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When using ride-shares always be aware, take precautions

MORGANTOWN — Ride-share services, such as Uber and Lyft, are supposed to be safe. Both services say they perform background checks on drivers. However, at the end of the day, you’re still getting into a car with a stranger and should be alert, Morgantown Deputy Police Chief Eric Powell ...

Return of walleye, smallmouth bass a good sign for Cheat waters

KINGWOOD — By 1950, walleye had disappeared from the Cheat watershed, victims of pollution from mines and other sources. But improving water quality in Cheat River and Cheat Lake have allowed the popular sporting fish to make a comeback. Dustin Smith, assistant fisheries biologist with ...

Work on Sabraton intersection may begin soon

MORGANTOWN — Norwood Neighborhood Association President Ed Devine said he intends to document how planned changes to the intersection of W.Va. 7 and CR 85 (Green Bag Road) impact traffic in and through the Norwood neighborhood. Devine’s comments came in response to news from West Virginia ...

Police find missing 21-year-old woman

MORGANTOWN — The 21-year-old woman the Morgantown Police were searching for is now home. According to a release from the department, Diana Kelley, who suffers from severe ADHD and is developmentally delayed, was reported missing Sunday. She was reported missing at about noon Saturday, ...

Thrasher hits back at charges by Gov. Justice

CHARLESTON — Besides allegations by the Governor’s Office that he’d mishandled West Virginia flood relief, Woody Thrasher was hit with two more claims as he was forced from office. Now running for governor, Thrasher disputes them both. Thrasher, in a series of media interviews last ...