FAIRMONT – A man and woman have been taken into custody following the death earlier this week of an 11-year-old boy in their care from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Marion […]
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‘Of course, we’re gonna lend a hand’: Mon and Marion emergency responders head to flood-ravaged areas in state
MORGANTOWN – The first responders were helping the first responders Wednesday in the Mountain State. That was a day after strong storms slammed central West Virginia, causing flooding that inundated […]
Transmission project session draws crowd in Kingwood
KINGWOOD – About 60 people attended Valley Link North Transmission Project open house at the Kingwood Civic Center on Tuesday evening. The room at the civic center was set up […]
University High girls soccer leaning on youthful talent, leadership as program enters new era in 2026
MORGANTOWN – The University High School girls soccer team will be one of the youngest teams in the entire state of West Virginia this upcoming season, but that doesn’t mean […]
Leo Horacek dies at 107: WVU professor emeritus taught nearly 60 years in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN – Ruffy perked up when Leo Horacek sidled over to the piano at his house on Willowdale Road that one afternoon back in 2022. His canine roommate – a […]
Westover City Council approves budget carryover, paving contract
WESTOVER – Westover City Council on Monday approved a budget amendment reflecting a $1,515,780 increase in the city’s unassigned fund, also known as carryover. As part of the $12,984,603 budget […]
Large number of Flock ‘hits’ tied to sex offenders, not active investigations
MORGANTOWN – During a recent information session, representatives of the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department said the county’s 20 Flock Safety license plate reader cameras captured some 572,370 unique license plate […]
James C. Barnett
James C. Barnett, 85, of Westover, passed away Monday, July 20, 2026, in his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 20, 1940, in Morgantown, and lived […]
Leo Horacek
Leo Horacek, 107, of Morgantown, died Thursday, July 16, 2026 in Moundsville, W.Va.He was born April 21, 1919 in Topeka, Kans., the son of Leo and Clara Miller Horacek.As a […]
Grethe Andrea Myles
Grethe Andrea Myles, 85, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, July 20, 2026, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, with her loving family by her side.Friends and family will be received in Hastings […]
