MORGANTOWN – Based on budget discussions held as part of Tuesday evening’s Morgantown City Council meeting, the central question pertaining to the Morgantown Public Safety Training Center is not if […]
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Budget talks bring scrutiny to police training center expenses
MORGANTOWN – How long will the city of Morgantown continue to invest in the former Defense in Depth shooting range as a training center for the Morgantown Police Department? The […]
Speakers ask city, elected officials to take a public stance against ICE
MORGANTOWN – A handful of public speakers on Tuesday called on the city of Morgantown and Morgantown City Council to take a public stand against any Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
Morgantown mayor, deputy mayor issue statement on ICE activities
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Mayor Danielle Trumble and Deputy Mayor Brian Butcher have issued a statement in regard to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities in the Morgantown area. Butcher […]
Biafora sues Butcher claiming defamation and slander
MORGANTOWN – Developer David Biafora is suing Brian Butcher for $257,434.07 claiming Butcher, the city’s deputy mayor and Morgantown City Council’s 7th Ward representative, “made purposefully defamatory and slanderous statements […]
Hazel’s House of Hope remains most likely location for warming shelter
MORGANTOWN — While nothing has been finalized, it appears as if the community’s emergency warming shelter will return to Hazel’s House of Hope after all. The next 14 days or […]
Granville, Star City mayors respond to warming shelter comments
MORGANTOWN — Granville Mayor Patty Lewis and Star City Mayor Sharon Doyle said Wednesday they were caught off guard by public comments from Morgantown Deputy Mayor Brian Butcher regarding support […]
Housing authority: Need far outpaces resources
MORGANTOWN — “There’s going to come a day …” Fairmont Morgantown Housing Authority Executive Director Christal Crouso recently told Morgantown City Council, “when I’m going to need you all to […]
Morgantown Council opposes MARL
MORGANTOWN — In an odd bit of sequencing, Morgantown City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday to add its voice to those opposing the MidAtlantic Resiliency Link power transmission project. Even so, […]
Council splits 4-3, selects Trumble over Abu-Ghannam for mayor
MORGANTOWN — If there were lingering questions about whether the city’s April election would shift the dynamics within Morgantown City Council, they were answered in about 75 seconds Tuesday evening. […]










