Breaking News

DOH updates Preston on roadwork progress

KINGWOOD — So far the ditch blitz by the State Division of Highways (DOH) has cleaned  117.99  shoulder miles of roadside ditches, District 4  Engineer Darby Clayton said Monday. Which is nearly   59 “center line miles,” he told the Preston County Commission, since there are ...

WVU women’s basketball player sues over suspension

MORGANTOWN — A Monongalia County Judge denied a request by suspended West Virginia women’s basketball player Theresa Ekhelar who is seeking reinstatement to play in the WNIT. A senior center, Ekhelar has missed the Mountaineers' two WNIT wins over Rider and Villanova, serving what the ...

J.C. Penney event helps students dress for success

Matt Tenaglio and Isabella Anderson are first-year law students at WVU, so they’re already working the marketing, in fine fashion. “We’re gonna have to wear something different every day,” Tenaglio said, with an arch of his eyebrow. “Or,” Anderson offered, with an insider ...

New digital archive honors legacy of state official Arch Moore

MORGANTOWN — Before those divisive terms as state governor and the conviction on corruption charges that sent him to jail, Arch Moore was an earnest young public servant in Washington. And now, the West Virginia and Regional History Center at WVU Libraries is showcasing Moore’s time in ...

Paranormal conference slated to start May 31

Even a skeptic should be able to have a good time at the 2019 Pennsylvania Bigfoot Camping Adventure, said organizer and founder Eric Altman. Paranormal conferences, or “paracons” as they’re called, are held   indoors and mostly just involve listening to experts in the field lecture, Altman said. So three years ago, he established the outdoor event. He said the goal was to get people outside and interacting. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with a number of famous people from the cryptozoology sphere — even going on two nighttime hikes in hopes of spotting the ...

Area entrepreneur wins SBA award for veteran-owned business

Jeremy Harris, owner of IT Mindshare, was named the SBA West Virginia 2018 Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year. The honor was announced recently by The U.S. Small Business Administration. Harris was nominated  by Jesse Bumps, from Clear Mountain Bank, and Todd Crump, a business coach for the West Virginia Small Business Development Center, according to a press release from the SBA. IT Mindshare is a Morgantown-based technology company specializing in responsive local and regional IT services, including core onsite Information Technology, phone and voice services, data cabling ...