Natalie Webb, the former principal of North Elementary School in Morgantown, was back in court Monday afternoon with defense attorney Tyler Slavey. In October 2023, Webb was found guilty of […]
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Morgantown Council finalizes vape shop zoning restrictions
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown has seen its last tobacco and vape shop open downtown, at least for the foreseeable future. More than a month after its June 4 […]
GOP Treasurer Riley Moore has big money lead in congressional race against Democrat Steven Wendelin
MORGANTOWN – In the race to succeed Rep. Alex Mooney in the state’s Second Congressional District, Republican State Treasure Riley Moore held a significant financial advantage over Democratic contender Steven […]
West Virginia schools get bad report card from WalletHub
Mountaineers, by literal definition, have to keep climbing. Metaphorically, though, planting a flag at the top of the peak still doesn’t guarantee against an avalanche below. That contradiction bore out […]
Vance seals arrival of big-government conservatism
At the Republican National Convention last week, Republicans celebrated both a new policy platform and the choice of Sen. JD Vance as the former president’s running mate. The choices go […]
The Supreme Court’s religious crusade found its soldiers
by Noah Feldman A new law in Louisiana requires every public school classroom to display the Ten Commandments. Similar laws are under consideration in Texas and Utah, as well as […]
Democrats and Republicans don’t actually hate each other
by Melinda Burrell Rep. Kevin Crutchfield, Republican from North Carolina’s 83rd district, strode to the back of the state legislature building. Four House pages were seated there, high school students […]
Best Virginia handles Brotherly Love in opening round of TBT basketball tournament
PITTSBURGH – Best Virginia kicked off the 2024 TBT basketball tournament off with a bang in Pittsburgh with a dominant 94-69 victory over 6-seed Brotherly Love in the opening round […]
Why do we care so much about automation?
Humans have tried to use tools to decrease the amount of physical labor we do for most of the time we’ve been a species on this planet. This includes building […]
‘Twisters’ is fun on the surface but misses the mark
When “Twister” released in 1996, I went to my local theater to see it. I got a popcorn and a Coke and sat one row from the back so I […]
