CHARLESTON — Sweating it out on the state’s hottest day of the year, voters on Tuesday were choosing presidential, gubernatorial, U.S. Senate and U.S. House candidates in West Virginia’s Democratic and Republican primaries. They also were deciding a majority of the five-member state ...
The owner of the Pennsylvania Avenue lot upon which a homeless encampment is located has expressed an interest in the city taking over the property. This is according to information provided by Morgantown Communications Manager Andrew Stacy. The camp, known as Diamond Village, has been in place for more than a month and was initiated with the property owner’s blessing. According to a timeline provided by Stacy, the property owner reached out to the city on May 27. “He said he wanted to work with the City to address the health and safety concerns and have the individuals ...
Fund them appropriately and let them do their jobs.That was the theme of some recent comments from Monongalia County Commissioners Ed Hawkins and Tom Bloom regarding the state’s support of county health departments.If public health was properly supported, Hawkins said, traditional health department roles wouldn’t need to be delegated in times of crisis — say, a pandemic, for example.“The problem we perceive up here is that the state has a way of dealing with this that, in a way, is overstepping the bounds of what the health department is actually set up for,” Hawkins said. ...
“None of us are safe until everyone is safe.” That’s a sentiment expressed by Tracy Brady, who was one of hundreds of participants at a peaceful protest supporting Black Lives Matter, held Saturday outside of the WVU Mountainlair. Saturday’s action caps a week of activism in ...
The West Virginia Botanic Garden starts back up with public programming this weekend.Learn how to take photos of people like a pro with the Outdoor Portrait Photography workshop, bring some gardening know-how and even your own container garden home with the Build Your Own Container Garden Workshop, or chill out with Evening Yoga in the Garden. Pre-registration is required at wvbg.org and space is limited.The scheduleOutdoor Portrait Photography — 2-5 p.m. Sunday — Would you like to learn how to take outdoor portraits of your family and friends? Learn the basics with professional ...
Terra Alta — A $185,050 U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) grant will allow Terra Alta to hire two full- time police officers.The grant is through the DOJ Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program.Mayor Bobby DeLauder said Terra Alta currently has no police officers.“We were able to remain a priority for the DOJ because we have no officers at this time,” he said.DeLauder, a retired law enforcement officer and former Terra Alta police officer, said one of his priorities will be to have school zone coverage by this fall.“I have no doubt that each recipient ...
