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Man arrested for auto tampering in Jefferson Court area

MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Police Department officers arrested a man who allegedly entered cars in the Jefferson Court area. Robert Lee Wright, 64, of Morgantown, is charged with auto tampering and attempted larceny. According to a criminal complaint, at 7 a.m. Dec. 15, officers spoke ...

Ethics complaint filed against Morgantown City Councilor Mark Brazaitis

MORGANTOWN — Morgantown resident Michael Clifford said he’s filed a complaint with the West Virginia Ethics Commission focusing on whether City Councilor Mark Brazaitis used his WVU email account to coordinate city council campaign activities. Brazaitis is an English professor at WVU. In ...

Mountain Line looking to fill the void left by defunct nonprofit

MORGANTOWN — Starting Jan. 2, Mountain Line Transit Authority will step in to try to alleviate what Executive Director David Bruffy characterized as “a transportation crisis in our community” that arose with the loss of In Touch and Concerned (ITAC). Bruffy addressed Morgantown City ...

Engineers discuss erosion affecting Mountaineer Middle hillside

MORGANTOWN — Is Mountaineer Middle School standing on shaky ground? Not exactly, representatives from the Alpha Associates civil engineering firm told the Monongalia County school board Tuesday. However, a hillside that takes in a portion of the school’s Price Street campus is starting to give way. And a retaining wall on the grounds is starting to buckle from the motion, Alpha’s president Rick Colebank told the board during its regular meeting. Cracks are also appearing on the pavement at the bus loop turnaround in the parking lot, he said. School bus drivers began ...

Huntington donates to B&E school to help fund Startup Engine

MORGANTOWN — Two gifts from Huntington Bank will help get a new Startup Engine business accelerator going at the WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics. Huntington committed $2 million to the Startup Engine, including a $500,000 charitable grant through the WVU Foundation for ...