MONONGALIA COUNTY — A vacant trail is a total loss after a Friday morning blaze. Mark Myers, a neighbor, said the trailer, on the upper part of Snake Hill Road, […]
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Slithery snake escapes; on the lam
MORGANTOWN — A 15-foot python escaped into the woods Thursday night in Sabraton and has not been found despite a search effort. “This is the biggest fiasco. It is blown […]
Report misses mark on needle exchange program
Last week, the Harm Reduction Journal published a report by Johns Hopkins University critical of the decision last year to shut down the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department’s (KCHD) needle exchange program. […]
Infrastructure calls for public’s interest beyond paying for it
Lately, the importance of infrastructure escapes no one. Against a backdrop of constant controversy from the White House to the Statehouse and red hot issues ranging from abortion to climate […]
As Mon County Ballpark prepares for regional, Hawley Field memories still fresh
GRANVILLE, W. Va. — They didn’t have to move a mountain to build Mon County Ballpark — they just had to build into the side of one after filling the […]
Morgantown High baseball coach Mark McCarty resigns
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Longtime Morgantown High baseball coach Mark McCarty has submitted his resignation. McCarty and Mohigans athletics director John Bowers confirmed the move, but neither were able to […]
Paul McIntosh has flashed a big bat for West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Next season, Paul McIntosh figures to become West Virginia’s everyday catcher. In the meantime, with senior Ivan Gonzalez entrenched behind the plate, McIntosh is serving as […]
West Virginia doesn’t mind playing underdog role, even as a No. 1 seed
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – It’s easy to find a sports team that claims “no one believes in us.” It’s harder to find one with the statistical evidence to back it up. […]
Fordham’s speed takes notice on the basepaths
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — The Fordham kid with 43 stolen bases saw that West Virginia intends to start Nick Snyder in Friday’s NCAA regional opener. “A lefty is going to […]
Duke doesn’t mind being in a slugfest
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — In terms of how they are built, there’s no question that the Duke Blue Devils are the outlier in this year’s Morgantown Regional. For the other […]
