Forget Tuesday morning’s iced-up roadways that prompted the first snow day of the season for Monongalia County Schools. That’s because Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. and Board of Education members were […]
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Lawyers in suit over foster care system blast state and say lost email evidence is an emerging trend
CHARLESTON — In a new filing about digital evidence that was purged in a lawsuit over West Virginia’s foster care system, plaintiffs’ attorneys acknowledge the circumstances aren’t exactly the same […]
W.Va. well represented at Christmas tree lighting ceremony
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A 63-foot-tall West Virginia superstar is the center of attention in the nation’s capital. On a cold and blustery evening with the U.S. Capitol as a backdrop, […]
Morgantown Council talks road maintenance with state lawmakers
MORGANTOWN — If death and taxes are the only certainties in life, local dissatisfaction with the West Virginia Division of Highways might have climbed to a strong third. So, road […]
DOH fails first test of winter
North-central West Virginia — Morgantown, in particular — ground to a halt yesterday as the last traces of Monday’s flurries mixed with below-freezing temperatures and early-morning snow squalls to hide […]
In Gaza conflict, words like ‘terrorism’ and ‘genocide’ are potent weapons
by Page Fortna Since the Hamas attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, language is being used strategically in a contest over legitimacy in ways that blur important distinctions. Much of […]
Evangelicals conforming to the world
More than 150 Iowa “faith leaders” have announced they are supporting Donald Trump in the state’s forthcoming caucuses. At the same time, Bob Vander Plaats, an influential Iowa evangelical leader, […]
COLUMN: Zach Frazier’s final college play encapsulated everything that makes him great
Zach Frazier is going to be remembered as one of the best home-grown players to ever wear a West Virginia jersey. The soft-spoken, humble young man from Fairmont developed into […]
Willa Zopfi
Willa Jo Zopfi, 87, of Westover, passed away Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, at Tygart Center in Fairmont. She was born Feb. 8, 1936, in Fairmont, a daughter of the late […]
Paul Smith
Paul Morrow Smith, 90, of Morgantown, peacefully passed away to be with his Lord and Savior on Nov. 23, 2023, with his family by his side. He was born on […]
