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Former teachers open craft- and art-making business in Westover

MORGANTOWN — Lisa Fiorini Ahmad and Carol Atkins were classmates at Morgantown High School, where they were also teammates on the volleyball court. They both earned teaching degrees and taught school for a time — Carol teaching kindergarten and Lisa, middle school science. They both ...

Team studies cystic fibrosis, focuses on strain of pneumonia bacteria

MORGANTOWN — About half of all people with cystic fibrosis, the most common genetic disorder in the U.S., die from a lung disease before they turn 40, according to WVU. A form of pneumonia called Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a likely culprit. These bacteria have become so hard to treat, the ...

West Virginia residents will sing in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

CHARLESTON — The sound of West Virginia will be among the branches of the 38-foot-tall Singing Christmas Tree. Those who watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from 9 a.m.-noon Nov. 22 may be able to spy Jennifer Greenlief, assistant commissioner for the West Virginia Department of ...

Small Business Saturday offers a chance to support area entrepreneurs

MORGANTOWN — It’s the holiday season, and locals are thinking about holiday purchases as Christmas nears. Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday Main Street Morgantown is working to remind shoppers to buy local — especially on Small Business Saturday. Barbara Watkins, executive director ...

Salvation Army dishes out Thanksgiving meals today

MORGANTOWN — Preparing Thanksgiving dinner for nearly 200 people is a pretty tall order, but the Salvation Army has it covered. Make that, the Day Before Thanksgiving dinner. Members of WVU’s men’s basketball team are among the volunteers scheduled to help serve the Army’s annual ...