MORGANTOWN — It wasn’t supposed to be like this, not with the recent history shared between Kansas and West Virginia. While the Jayhawks have spent the last 14 seasons atop […]
Other News
Preston man charged with animal cruelty after police find dead dog, 2 others without food, water
KINGWOOD — One dog died and was partially eaten by another that was without food, according to an animal cruelty complaint in Preston County. Preston Sheriff’s Cpl. C.R. Cline charged […]
SNAP benefits to arrive early due to government shutdown; future benefits not guaranteed
MORGANTOWN — People who receive what was previously referred to as food stamps will get them early this month. After that, it’s unclear if they will get them at all. […]
Abandoned gas wells are target of W.Va. ‘Orphan Well Prevention Act’
CHARLESTON — A lawyer for people who have gas drilling operations on their property is pushing for an “Orphan Well Prevention Act.” David McMahon is presenting the push as a […]
Water truck careens down embankment after driver loses control
MORGANTOWN — A truck with a large tank of water went over an embankment on Yank Hollow Road, off Daybrook Road, about 9:45 Friday morning. The driver, Edward Stumpf, 61, […]
A sampling of bills introduced Jan. 18
CHARLESTON – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 18. The governor’s bill to allow certain misdemeanor offenders to petition for expungement of their records is among them. Monongalia-Preston-Marion-area […]
House sends jail overcrowding bill to Senate
CHARLESTON – The House of Delegates took a step Friday to make West Virginia a better place for pets. It passed HB 2185 96-0 on Friday, Jan. 18, and sent […]
House Judiciary OKs Broadband Expansion Act, SNAP benefits for drug felons bill
CHARLESTON – House Judiciary sent down to the House floor on Friday, Jan. 18, a tweaked Broadband Expansion Act and a bill to end the lifetime ban on SNAP – food […]
New W.Va. Senator Hardesty, former lobbyist for Justice’s Greenbrier, is sworn in
CHARLESTON — Lobbyist Paul Hardesty, a Democrat who had Jim Justice’s Greenbrier Resort among his clients, was sworn in Friday morning as West Virginia’s newest state senator. “A very humbling experience,” […]
Trinity Christian hosts science, social studies fair
MORGANTOWN — Coming up with a research project for Trinity Christian School’s Science and Social Studies Fair wasn’t a head-scratcher for Ben Lohman. The seventh-grader knew exactly what he was […]
