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Core group returns for Morgantown golf team
BY MATTHEW PEASLEE MORGANTOWN — All varsity members of the Morgantown High golf team are back from the 2020 season. In all, there are 18 golfers out for the 2021 […]
Akheem Mesidor won’t go unnoticed in 2021 after breaking out as true freshman
MORGANTOWN — With the likes of Darius and Dante Stills roaming the WVU defensive line last season, then-true freshman Akheem Mesidor wasn’t on opposing teams’ radars, at least early on. […]
Man sent to prison for sexual assault of relative
MORGANTOWN — A man who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old relative was sentenced to prison on Tuesday. Caleb D. Wiley, 34, of Morgantown, was sentenced to 10-20 years in prison for […]
Appeals court: judge erred in denying bond to Morgantown business owner charged for alleged Jan. 6 actions
A federal appeals court ruled a district court’s order to hold a Morgantown sandwich shop owner charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol without bond was […]
Capito, Manchin praise Senate passage of $1T bipartisan infrastructure bill
MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Senate passed the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — Tuesday in a 69-30 vote, with 19 Republicans joining the […]
Are you willing to risk your children now, anti-maskers?
It’s an alarming story out of Louisiana: COVID-19, which was previously considered a mild threat to children, might be more dangerous than we thought. Children in Louisiana make up almost […]
Tackling climate change can’t be put off
by Doyle McManus GORDON BAY, Ontario — Two weeks ago, one of America’s best-known climate scientists set off onto Ontario’s Lake Joseph for an evening of stargazing, as she had […]
Guest essay: WVU campus move-in and welcome events begin Thursday
by G. Corey Farris It’s an exciting time as West Virginia University welcomes all students to campus for the first time since fall 2019. While this time of year always […]
Cryptid Bash a smashing success
Hundreds of true believers convened on Morgantown Art Party in downtown Morgantown Saturday, August 7 for the first-ever Cryptid Bash. Organized by ‘Mothboy’ podcast hosts Mike Strayer & Matthew Schang, […]
