One of the more entrenched Super Bowl traditions is the reminder that the annual NFL championship game is linked to a spike in human trafficking. The statement is solemnly repeated […]
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Does GOP prefer defeat to diversity?
by Rekha Basu What does a right to vote mean? Like most other things in a divided America, it depends on which group you’re talking about, and which party controls […]
In the nuclear face-off with Iran, Biden just blinked
by Bobby Ghosh For months, President Joe Biden has given the impression that he is prepared to play hardball with Iran over its nuclear program. As the world powers have […]
University girls’ basketball down Bridgeport with complete-game effort
MORGANTOWN — University High freshman Hannah Stemple came off the bench Monday night to lead the Hawks past Bridgeport 69-38. Stemple scored 18 on a night when nine different UHS […]
Infrastructure the focus of Preston County Day conversations at the Legislature
Improving Preston County’s transportation network was one idea pitched at a meeting between county officials and Mitch Carmichael, the state’s secretary of economic development, during Preston County Day at the […]
Morgantown man arrested after selling drugs to police informants
MORGANTOWN — Agents from the Mon Metro Drug Task Force arrested a Morgantown man during a search warrant executed after the man allegedly sold drugs to confidential informants on more […]
House passes bill to enable sale of rare earth elements extracted from mine water
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates on Monday passed its version of the bill to allow the state or private entities to sell rare earth elements and critical minerals extracted […]
Mon school district to relax contact tracing for COVID
Monday marked the first day, and the first week since the pandemic hit, that county schools won’t be undergoing extensive contact tracing among students and staffers when others in the […]
A look at bills introduced Monday, Feb. 7
MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at some of the bills introduced Monday, Feb. 7. Local sponsors and cosponsors, if any, are noted. SB 587, to create a tip line […]
West Virginia, Iowa State took wild ride to get to a last-place battle in the Big 12
MORGANTOWN — Iowa State travels to West Virginia at 7 p.m. Tuesday, with the stakes being the loser finds itself at the bottom of the Big 12 standings. While WVU […]
