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Fundraiser launched for woman shot at night club

MORGANTOWN — An online fundraiser is attempting to raise $8,000 for the apparent victim of Saturday’s shooting at Exotic Life Gentleman’s Club in the Richard community. A GoFundMe page was launched Monday in support of Angela Wolfe, 27, who was injured when a series of shots were ...

‘Avengers: Endgame’ fans ready for tonight’s movie release

MORGANTOWN — Nationwide, Marvel fans are feeling the hype around the new “Avengers: Endgame” movie slated for release today. Between memes and fans begging their friends not to spoil the film on social media, movie theater employees are ready to tackle larger-than-normal crowds when the ...

City announces immediate retirement of Galusky as airport director

MORGANTOWN — An hour before Thursday’s ribbon cutting ceremony unveiling new aircraft hangars at the Morgantown Municipal Airport, the city issued a press release announcing the immediate retirement of airport director Mick Galusky. Given the sudden nature of the announcement, the timing ...

Three in jail after High Street drug raid

MORGANTOWN — Three men face criminal charges related to selling drugs, after a Wednesday morning raid in downtown Morgantown. Mishawn Trevell Gordon, 31, of Grosse Point, Mich., and Renard Ernest Ervin Jr., 25, of Detroit, Mich., are both charged with two counts of possession of a ...

Former Woodburn School to host Saturday block party

MORGANTOWN — There’s a 100-year-old brick building standing at the heart of the Woodburn neighborhood that, according to Chris Haddox, is as much a part of the Morgantown community today as it was during the decades it served the board of education as an elementary school. Haddox, the ...

Bloom: Lawsuit a possibility in light of road funding shortfall data

MORGANTOWN — Potential legal action over what appears to be a two-year funding shortfall of nearly $15 million for West Virginia Division of Highways District 4 will likely be up for discussion Thursday evening when the North Central Roads Caucus meets in Preston County. Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom said nearly four months of work from Monongalia County Delegates Evan Hansen and Jon Williams, both Democrats, show the six-county district did not receive the road funding it should have based on the state’s own formula. The data backs claims made by Bloom and other ...