KINGWOOD – Last week, Preston officials met with West Virginia Division of Highways engineers to discuss roads. At Tuesday's Preston County Commission meeting, one commissioner suggested that meeting become a regular occurrence. Commissioner Samantha Stone said the recent meeting with ...
MORGANTOWN – The House bill to update and expand charter school legislation saw some tweaking on the House floor Monday, along with a failed attempt to do away with the bill's virtual charter schools. It was one of several bills amended on second reading – the amendment stage – ...
WVU Today New research from West Virginia University biologists shows trees around the world are consuming more carbon dioxide than previously reported, making forests even more important in regulating the Earth’s atmosphere and forever shift how we think about climate change. In a ...
MORGANTOWN – House Judiciary approved a bill Saturday to curb the powers of the governor in states of emergency and preparedness. Gov. Jim Justice declared the COVID-19 state of emergency on March 16, 2020, and it continues to this day. Many legislators have expressed frustration that ...
MORGANTOWN - An 18-year-old West Virginia University student seen in viral videos sledding down 3rd Street in a laundry cart before bailing out as the cart slammed into a police cruiser is facing several charges. Joshua S. Beard, of Indiana, is charged with fleeing from an officer, ...
MORGANTOWN -- There’s nothing fun about looking at a playground. You’ve got to get in there and check it out. BOPARC and its partners are committed to helping every kid do just that through the growing Play for All initiative. Spearheaded by BOPARC Assistant Director Marissa ...