In some six hours of testimony on Monday, former coworkers of fired Westover Police Officer Aaron Dalton offered statements that ran the gamut, alleging everything from targeted racial intimidation to […]
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House votes down Democratic amendments to campus carry, gas well inspector bills; both up for passage on Tuesday
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate’s Campus Self Defense Act is up for passage in the House of Delegates on Tuesday, and on Monday the majority party voted down two proposed […]
Three House bills address teacher shortage, creating pathways for veterans and aides, and for high schoolers eyeing a degree
MORGANTOWN – Teacher shortages continue to be a problem for much of the Mountain State, leading lawmakers to get creative in staffing its classrooms. The House Education Committee approved three […]
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MON SHERIFF Howard, Tevin, 29, possession with intent, conspiracy, domestic battery, Feb. 13, Deputy Alexander. Richie, John P., 37, five counts petit larceny, Feb. 8, Deputy Cunningham. STATE POLICE Nagy, […]
MHS hosts John Marshall, CB travels to Doddridge as girls begin postseason play
MORGANTOWN — The journey for a state title begins Tuesday as girls’ basketball teams across the state begin postseason play with sectional semifinals. One team looking to make another run […]
Suspect still sought in January Summers School Road hit and run
Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies are still searching for a suspect in a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian on Summers School Road in Monongalia County nearly one month ago. On Jan. 25, […]
Mon Schools still dealing with bomb cyclone aftermath
For Monongalia County Schools, it’s the (unwanted) gift that keeps on giving. The unprecedented “bomb cyclone” over the holidays, that is. More than half of the buildings in the district […]
McCarthy resorts to cynical stunts
by Nicholas Goldberg To hear the Republicans tell it, the U.S. Constitution has been beaten, buffeted and willfully misconstrued by radical socialists and liberal Democrats who hope to twist it […]
Ominous strategy to thwart criminal justice reform
Criminal justice reformers are mistakenly finding comfort in a federal court ruling last month that took Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to task for removing a twice-elected, reform-oriented county prosecutor from […]
Dems’ choice: Replace Biden or lose
by Nolan Finley Democrats with presidential ambitions should be calculating how much longer they can defer to President Joe Biden. The primaries are just one year away and already several […]
