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WVU sued for alleged discrimination, retaliation

A former West Virginia University employee claims she was retaliated against after asking for an investigation into misuse of funds by the Mountaineer Maniacs and reporting what she believed was a cover-up of a hazing-related death. Barbara A. Copenhaver-Bailey also claims she faced ...

A shot in the arm

Friday was seemingly another pandemic day at the office for Monongalia County Schools, as the district continued to grapple with the coronavirus at the close of the week. A staffer tested positive at Brookhaven Elementary, with no ensuing quarantines this time, Superintendent Eddie ...

Frich decries reporting on social media post

MORGANTOWN -- Former Republican Delegate Cindy Frich recently posted on her Facebook page an explicit meme directed at a transgender nominee for a federal health post, Rachel Levine. Frich accompanied the meme with comments — containing information long ago proven inaccurate — ...

Animal Friends replaces air system

Animal Friends of North Central West Virginia, a local no-kill shelter, is in need of donations after an unexpected $14,500 expense. "Our whole air system went out the week of Christmas," said Katie Short, shelter manager. "We never dreamed they were gonna tell us we had to replace the ...

A review board is a proactive practice

MORGANTOWN -- The creation of a Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board is not an attack on the Morgantown Police Department, but a proactive effort to build trust between the community and the MPD, provide a process to receive and review citizen complaints and address systematic ...

Preston says blended return to school a data-keeping nightmare

KINGWOOD – The return to school on a blended learning schedule is proving to be a data-keeping nightmare, Superintendent Steve Wotring told the Preston County Board of Education on Monday. Most students are returning to school two days per week. Special education students, high school ...