MORGANTOWN — It’s tough being a college athlete. When competing at the collegiate level, your chosen sport can become more of a job. The days of a two-hour commitment after school […]
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Morgantown High’s baseball season ends in regional loss
GRANVILLE — Mike McLeod doesn’t hesitate to call senior Zach Hickman his ace of the Wheeling Park baseball pitching staff. It’s a designation, McLeod admits, that comes with an interesting asterisk. […]
WVU roundup: Mountaineers’ APR score best ever
MORGANTOWN — WVU’s combined varsity athletic teams have an Academic Progress Rate (APR) score of 984, according to data released May 23 by the NCAA. That’s WVU’s highest score in the […]
Dr. Ping-fen Chen
Dr. Ping-fan Chen, scientist, entrepreneur, author, and poet, died on Saturday, May 19, 2018. A centenarian, he lived a few days past his 104 birthday. He received his PhD from […]
DOH says cost of repairing River Road slides would cost nearly $6 million
MORGANTOWN — Fixing the 20-plus active slides along 1.27 miles of River Road would cost nearly $6 million based on conservative initial estimates, more than four times the $1.4 million annual […]
Application numbers not as expected for Preston County police officer
KINGWOOD — So far Kingwood isn’t getting the number of applications it expected for police officer, the temporary chief said. “They’re not coming in quick at all. A lot slower […]
Man killed in I-79 crash Wednesday
MORGANTOWN — A man was killed in a vehicle crash on Interstate 79 Wednesday morning in Monongalia County, authorities said. The victim was traveling south near the Westover exit when it’s […]
CELEB: Minneapolis diners throw water at conservative Tomi Lahren
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Conservative commentator Tomi Lahren says she is disheartened and embarrassed but not broken after a patron threw water on her at a Minneapolis restaurant. The Fox News […]
DOH sets meeting with North Central Roads Caucus
KINGWOOD — The State Division of Highways (DOH) has set a meeting with the North Central Roads Caucus. Preston commissioners said Wednesday that some local state representatives met with DOH […]
Kingwood man sentenced to one year in jail and two years probation
KINGWOOD — A Kingwood man was given one year in jail and two years probation Wednesday for stabbing another man. Kenneth Ray Brown Jr, 54, was charged with unlawful assault […]
