KINGWOOD – Last week, Preston officials met with West Virginia Division of Highways engineers to discuss roads. At Tuesday’s Preston County Commission meeting, one commissioner suggested that meeting become a […]
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House passes charter schools bill over Democrat objections; 11 Republicans also vote no
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates passed the bill to update the state charter school program along mostly party lines on Tuesday. The vote was 66-32, with 10 Republicans joining […]
ROAD TRIP: No. 13 West Virginia begins five-day stretch in Texas with game against the Longhorns
MORGANTOWN — In a season comprised of dozens of storylines, there may have been no one shot that has come back to haunt No. 13 West Virginia more than a […]
Pandemic made us adapt, and the future will benefit
It’s amazing to look back and see how we — as a community, as a state, as a nation, as a world — have adapted over the last year. Look […]
On immigration, go slow and steady
by Karthick Ramakrishnan and Allan Colbern On Feb. 4, Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., introduced the Dream Act, co-sponsored by Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., which would grant legalization and eventual citizenship […]
Cuomo’s deadly lie: NY nursing home deaths underreported
The people who hand out Emmy Awards should ask New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to return the one they gave him. Cuomo received an Emmy for what they called his […]
Non-native plants not all bad for ecosystem
Recently learning that two common plants I know and enjoy (coltsfoot and ground ivy) are imports, started me thinking about native vs. non-native plants. If you aren’t familiar with the […]
Mountaineers likely to address remaining needs through transfer portal
By Keenan Cummings MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia football team still has five scholarships held over from the 2021 recruiting class and those could go to transfer targets. The […]
Mountaineers stay at No. 19 in AP poll
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia women’s basketball team (16-3, 10-3 Big 12) remained No. 19 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll, which was announced Monday. The Mountaineers […]
West Virginia’s floor team remains No. 20
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Following a season-best 49.200 showing on floor exercise on Feb. 11, the West Virginia gymnastics team’s floor lineup continues to rank No. 20 in this week’s Road […]
