An alarming message about staffing in West Virginia’s jails came Thursday. “We’re absolutely working our people to death, and they’re quitting because of that,” acting Corrections Commissioner Brad Douglas said […]
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Tunnelton man loses weight with TOPS
In the post-lockdown world, one wish has remained constant from 2019 to now.The most common New Year’s resolutions still show weight-loss as No. 1 on people’s minds (https://www.statista.com).As so many […]
WVU student leaders among those against campus carry bill
BY MIKE NOLTING Students leaders at West Virginia University are among those expressing concern about the Campus Carry bill moving through the state Senate. The Campus Self Defense Act, SB […]
Three university presidents join to oppose campus carry legislation
MORGANTOWN — Three university presidents have joined to oppose the campus carry legislation working its way through the state Senate. Ericke Cage of West Virginia State University, Kendra Boggess of […]
MPO gets good news from state regarding grant requests
MORGANTOWN — Imagine downtown Morgantown with no one-way streets. Or the removal of the delay-inducing mesh point of pedestrians and vehicles known as Grumbein’s Island. Or Willey Street being upgraded and […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid Pt. 1
The Legislature is back in session, which means it’s time for the return of “The Good, the Bad and the Stupid” — a weekly roundup of bills moving through the […]
Being laid off is devastating. Yet society never measures that toll
by Les Leopold More than 150,000 tech workers lost their jobs in 2022, according to one estimate, and an additional 23,000 have been laid off since the start of 2023. […]
Campus gun bill advances in Senate
Campus carry is back. The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced SB 10, the Campus Self-Defense Act with only minimal opposition, and now it goes to the full Senate. The bill […]
Question of McCulla Funeral Home crematory causes consternation at Westover zoning meeting
The Westover Town Hall council chamber was standing room only for Thursday’s Board of Zoning Appeals meeting as dozens of Westover residents and business owners came to express their opinions […]
University’s Jaeden Hammack commits to WVU
MORGANTOWN — Noah Braham won’t be the only Hawk heading to WVU next year as University High senior Jaeden Hammack announced on Twitter Thursday that he too will be joining […]
