During a press event at the West Virginia State Capitol Friday, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, along with T-Mobile executive Edwige Robinson, highlighted the impact of a $200 million investment […]
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‘Role Play’ proves switching it up won’t always work
Blending genres is always tricky business and the results are often a bit of a mixed bag. Story formulas exist, and deviating from them can be disastrous or delightful. I […]
Justice says he is flexible if bigger teacher pay raises are advanced by legislators
Gov. Jim Justice indicated flexibility if lawmakers choose a pay raise for educators at a higher price tag than he’s already advocated. “There’s plenty of wiggle room in mine,” Justice […]
State GOP postpones meeting about closing primaries
CHARLESTON — With the state pounded by snow, West Virginia GOP has postponed a meeting that could have included a vote on closing primary voting to party members only. That […]
County tubing hill opens Friday
Ten inches of snow and temperatures in the mid-20s didn’t keep some tubers away from Chestnut Ridge Park & Campground Friday. The park opened its tubing hill Friday morning and […]
Morgantown’s Irene Riggs wins record third-straight McCoy Award
MORGANTOWN — Being on the other side of the country couldn’t stop Irene Riggs from earning another in-state award, as she was named the McCoy Female Track Athlete of the […]
Trump tightens his grip on the GOP nomination
As expected, Donald Trump earned an easy victory in the Iowa Republican caucus on Monday, breaking records in the process. The result moves him closer to recapturing the GOP presidential […]
Measles outbreak a vaccine wake-up call
by Lisa Jarvis A cluster of measles cases in the Northeast is putting a spotlight on how easily the highly contagious disease can spread — and how dangerous any further […]
There’s no emergency response plan for this government crisis
by Kevin Frazier Has it ever struck you as odd that cavemen didn’t have fire departments? After all, they discovered fire, right? The absence of this emergency service, though, makes […]
Solar United Neighbors survey shows statewide support for solar power and net metering
MORGANTOWN – As the state Public Service Commission considers a Mon Power/Potomac Edison proposal to lower the credits for home solar customers, Solar United Neighbors has released results of a […]
