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Senate OKs bill to form mountain bike trail network; talks pothole problems

CHARLESTON — The Senate gave its approval on Monday to a bill enabling the formation of mountain bike trail networks and a resolution to tie the hands of state courts during impeachments. The floor session ended with complaints about potholes and the suggestion all 55 county highway ...

Manchin set goals as Energy Committee ranking member

CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., put forward his agenda as the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during the body’s first hearing last week on Capitol Hill. Manchin, who previously served as the ranking member of the Energy Subcommittee, ...

KINGWOOD — Preston County Sheriff’s deputies are attacking  drug-related crimes on multiple fronts. And they believe they are making a difference. For example, in 2012, more than 200 burglaries were reported in one year. Between April 10, 2018, and Jan. 15,      26 were ...

Training set in Preston for grandfamilies

KINGWOOD – Over the past decade, grandfamilies have become the hidden victims of the opioid crisis, according to Healthy Grandfamilies. Healthy Grandfamilies is an initiative led by West Virginia State University (WVSU) in partnership with the  WVSU Department of Social Work. The program ...

University boys’ basketball team topples Parkersburg 87-73

MORGANTOWN — In a game that featured lots of offense, Kaden Metheny netted 22 points as University outscored Parkersburg, 87-73, on Senior Night. The Hawks jumped out to an early lead, outscoring Parkersburg 74-44 — making nine 3-pointers in the win. To add to his 22 points, Metheny ...