MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia baseball team fell in both games of a doubleheader against Oklahoma on Saturday at Monongalia County Ballpark. The Mountaineers lost 8-7 in 11 innings before […]
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W.Va. loses House seat, but maybe that’s a good thing
The results of the 2020 U.S. Census have been released, and West Virginia has lost a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. It’s a disappointing, though not unsurprising, development. […]
Guest essay: American Rescue Plan offers hope for rural health care
by Sen. Mike Caputo Traveling an hour or more for basic health care may sound unreal to some people, but for rural West Virginians, it is a fact of life. […]
2 views of Biden’s jobs plan
Good union jobs ahead under plan by Richard Trumka As President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress recently, he highlighted a fundamental truth about his American Jobs Plan. […]
GOP looks to oust Cheney
by Ramesh Ponnuru Liz Cheney, the Republican congresswoman from Wyoming, is likely to be dumped as chairman of the party’s House conference. That’s not because she recognized in public that […]
Facebook’s Trump slap just a start
by Jon Healey In a lengthy decision upholding Facebook’s temporary ban on former President Donald Trump, the social network’s oversight board called out several of the company’s most aggravating traits, […]
What will Joe Biden’s big crisis be?
by Doyle McManus When Harold Macmillan became Britain’s prime minister in 1957, a reporter asked him what could blow his government off course. “Events, dear boy,” Macmillan replied. “Events.” American […]
What happens during a sexual assault exam?
RAINN.org DNA evidence from a crime like sexual assault can be collected from the crime scene, but it can also be collected from your body, clothes and other personal belongings. […]
West Virginia makes progress clearing rape kit backlog
The West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory (WVSPFL) has been working to end the sexual assault kit backlog in the state for over half a decade. WVSPFL Director Sheri Lemons […]
Your body is a crime scene: Police chief, prosecutor talk about investigating, trying sexual assault cases
The Morgantown Police Department and the Monongalia County Prosecutor’s Office work together and with several other agencies to respond to, investigate and resolve sexual assault cases. MPD Chief Eric Powell […]
