It pleases me to report that I just visited Seattle’s Capitol Hill looking for anarchists, looters and the like and came up empty-handed. Despite one piece of anti-police graffiti […]
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America’s journalists need our support
In a year of fighting a global pandemic, historic protests for racial equality, and the rapidly approaching presidential election, America needs journalists to bring them critical reporting. The events of […]
Justice’s technicolor dream-map: Schools open, bars closed
At the time of this writing, Gov. Jim Justice faces two lawsuits: One from bar owners in Monongalia County (DP-09-23-20) and one from the West Virginia Education Association (DP-10-06-20); […]
Finishing Touches
On Wednesday, a worker (above) at the Hotel Morgan paints window trim while finishing upgrades to the exterior of the High Street building. The 8-floor hotel will have a two-story ballroom […]
WVU celebrates Suffrage Centennial with virtual talk on voting Friday
WVU Libraries In commemoration of the Suffrage Centennial, the WVU Libraries’ Art in the Libraries Virtual Program will host Becky Cain Ceperley, former National League of Women Voters president, for […]
Interim director takes permanent role
WVU Today Dr. Hannah Hazard-Jenkins, associate chair of surgery for cancer services, was named permanent director of the WVU Cancer Institute after having served in the position on an interim […]
Local nurse dies from COVID-19 complications
Jeannette Williams Parker, a WVU Medicine nurse at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, who tested positive for COVID-19, died Wednesday, Sept. 30 from virus complications. Parker’s death was publicly […]
Governor urges more COVID testing, promises news of Mon bar closures
Gov. Jim Justice considers President Donald Trump a personal friend — and he isn’t shy about saying it on the record. On Wednesday, though, the governor broke away from the president […]
West Virginia senior offensive lineman Chase Behrndt “locked in on the interior” after Baylor performance
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — After weeks of good news following every COVID-19 test, the West Virginia football team finally received news of the inevitable last Friday, a day before the Mountaineers […]
COLUMN: Jacob Simpson continuing to have success on the mat
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jacob Simpson began wrestling at the age of 11. “My brother and I first started wrestling at age 11 (sixth grade) in the state of Florida,” he […]






