A Preston County grandfather is facing child neglect charges after state troopers witnessed him driving erratically with his grandchildren in the vehicle. During an unrelated traffic stop on Wednesday, a […]
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Form Energy will build 100-hour iron-air battery plant in Weirton; will create 750 jobs and advance energy generation
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday announced an economic development partnership that he said will help revitalize the city of Weirton and foster American energy independence. Massachusetts-based Form Energy […]
School districts detail achievements and work to be done before Mon BOE
Monongalia County Board of Education member Mike Kelly remembers his days as a student at University High School, when the building was located atop Price Street, overlooking WVU’s downtown campus. […]
VHA notifying vets of recent privacy breach
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Health Administration is taking action to protect veterans’ personal information following a recent privacy breach. VA was notified Oct. 31 of a data incident […]
New River Gorge marks 2 years since becoming national park
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK FAYETTEVILLE — The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in Fayette County will mark its second anniversary of becoming a national park designation today. Congress passed […]
Mountain Line alters bus schedules over the holiday
Mountain Line Transit Authority reminds its riders that there will be no service after 6 p.m. Saturday. The last runs will leave Pifer Terminal at 5 p.m. There will be […]
Bridgeport’s Kamar Summers returns from injuries to win Stydahar Award
BRIDGEPORT — This time a year ago, nobody knew for sure if Bridgeport’s Kamar Summers was going to play football again. He had suffered his second major knee injury, a […]
Gritstone could become public recreation amenity
At the beginning of November, the pandemic claimed — though belatedly — another local business. Gritstone Climbing + Fitness was foreclosed upon, and at the end of November, the business […]
Use your head, not just your heart, when making charitable donations
by Brian Backe It is that time of year when a little voice in our head reminds us that it is time to start thinking about giving to charitable nonprofits […]
Beyond razor wire: A connected planet
by Robert Koehler EDITOR’S NOTE: This space will be filled with various syndicated columnists this week and next week. After the New Year, Froma Harrop will be the Thursday columnist. […]
