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Employee cuts hair for breast cancer awareness

MORGANTOWN — Bonnie’s Bus will get a boost from Sportsman’s Warehouse for the second year. “Last year, we were getting our feet wet,” said the store’s office manager Melody George. “This year, it’s a lot bigger and better.” She’s referring to the Ladies’ Night benefit ...

Kawecki, Parsons vie for 2nd Ward seat on Morgantown City Council

MORGANTOWN — City voters will have a choice between two longtime Morgantown residents, each with experience in elected office, when it comes to filling the 2nd Ward seat on Morgantown City Council for the next two years. Incumbent Bill Kawecki, currently in his second year as the city’s ...

Police identify victim, seek Morgantown man in fatal Fairmont shooting

FAIRMONT — Police identify the victim in a fatal Fairmont shooting and search for a Morgantown man in connection with the incident. Justin KaShaun Hughes, 27, of Fairmont, died Wednesday after someone fired a single gunshot along Hawthorne Street. When police arrived on scene, the ...

Man hit by car during Suncrest power outage affecting street lights

MORGANTOWN — During a power outage affecting streetlights in the Suncrest area this afternoon, a vehicle hit a pedestrian at the intersection of Van Voorhis Road and Burroughs Street, knocking the man over a guardrail. Morgantown Police and Mon EMS were on scene of the accident. While the ...

WVU Medicine, Mon Health launching new era of collaboration

MORGANTOWN — Many area residents have for years scratched their heads over the often tense relationship between WVU Medicine and Mon Health System. They’re housed essentially across the street from each other. They both exist to heal people and help them live healthy. But in general, at ...

Capito to seek second term in 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito is running for reelection in 2020. Capito, 65, made the announcement Thursday on MetroNews “Talkline” and on her various social media platforms. “I’m excited about it. I think I’ve made great strides and I’d like to ...