MORGANTOWN — Almost as if to prove a point, a condemned house at 619 Brockway Avenue caught fire on Friday. There were no injuries and the fire was controlled in […]
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Delegate Evan Hansen appointed to EPA advisory committee
Delegate Evan Hansen, D-Monongalia, was among 12 local government officials across the country appointed to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Local Government Advisory Committee. The EPA’s announcement said the 31-member LGAC […]
WVU BOG green lights athletic facility upgrades
MORGANTOWN — The WVU Board of Governors gave its stamp of approval to a variety of renovation projects at athletic facilities during its Friday meeting. Athletic Director Shane Lyons brief […]
Culver, Tshiebwe have unique challenge in defending Oklahoma’s forwards
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — It is a game of Xs and Os, but for West Virginia forwards Derek Culver and Oscar Tshiebwe, the adjustments they are asked to make each […]
Firefighters contain Brockway blaze; road reopen
MORGANTOWN — Brockway is now open after firefighters contained a structure fire at 619 Brockway Ave. The house had been condemned but it’s thought there were people in the structure […]
2 jailed after children disclose abuse during interview
MORGANTOWN — Ricky Lee Lake Jr., 30, and Nickolle Marie Lake, 31, both of Morgantown, are each charged with gross neglect of a child creating a substantial risk of death […]
Good ordinances can make all the better neighbors
You might say good city ordinances make good neighbors. In light of recent crowded meetings in the Greenmont neighborhood and City Council’s chambers, it appears Morgantown’s ordinances are not so […]
It’s time the state let homeschooled students play, too
To play or not to play? That is the question. But it shouldn’t be one for kids The Senate passed SB 131, weeks ago, also known as the Tim Tebow […]
‘Mistakes’ part of life, but cover-ups get our attention
It’s not only people who make mistakes, it’s institutions, too. Institutions such as universities, churches, the military, sports, the police, corporations, nonprofits, agencies, even entire administrations and yes, the press. […]
Her life’s trajectory showed our destiny isn’t written for us
She was an unsung hero of America’s space race until she was 97 — for almost her entire life. But she was never an unlikely hero despite the circumstances of […]
