Braden Adkins is done being a backup. The West Virginia University junior from Richwood served as the 2023-24 alternate Mountaineer mascot. On Saturday, Adkins was announced as the 2024-25 Mountaineer […]
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WVU Heart and Vascular Institute first in state, region to use pulsed field ablation to treat atrial fibrillation
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute physicians are the first in the state and region to perform pulsed field ablation (PFA), a new minimally invasive technique to address atrial fibrillation (AFib) […]
Fishing, Hunting & Outdoors show held at Mylan Park
The 22nd annual Hunting, Fishing & Outdoor Sports Show opened at Mylan Park Saturday and continues today. More than 100 vendors fill the Ruby Community Center at Mylan Park in […]
COVID relief discrepancy pushes budget session to May
CHARLESTON — West Virginia has a $465 million question with the federal government based not on any allegations of misspending — but instead over whether school systems fell short on […]
Only Congress can tap brakes on AI
You could almost hear palms smacking onto foreheads all over the techier corners of the internet last week, after a Google artificial intelligence program began generating pictures of Black founding […]
You need to know what Trump is saying
by Jackie Calmes Donald Trump famously benefited from billions in free media in his 2016 campaign — way too much, as some in the business later conceded. Back then he […]
Hurray for the ticket splitters
by Scott Klug A must-read for political junkies, Sabato’s Crystal Ball had bad news for fans of ticket splitting like me in February: The once widespread practice has plummeted in […]
‘Media’ is not hiding the ‘truth’
Social media posts’ favorite tagline is some variation of “The mainstream media won’t tell you this …” followed by text or images of something that may or may not have […]
Guest essay: CTC can help end child hunger
by Josephine Reece According to Hunger Free WV, one in nine West Virginians go hungry every day, and one in seven children in our state are dealing with food insecurity. […]
Center stage: Morgantown High Foundation wants to restore the school’s once-grand auditorium
As the current No. 1 high school in West Virginia — so recognized last year by U.S. News and World Report — Morgantown High School is long accustomed to seeing […]
