MORGANTOWN — Thousands of graduates crossed the stage Friday as West Virginia University opened its May 2026 Commencement ceremonies inside the WVU Hope Coliseum, celebrating the achievements of students from […]
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Former WVU professor indicted for felony drug crimes involving students
MORGANTOWN – A Monongalia County grand jury has indicted a former West Virginia University professor for two felony drug crimes allegedly involving students. According to the indictment filed Friday, Jeanette […]
Treading water: Aquatic center still fighting to overcome rocky start
MORGANTOWN – Hindsight, they say, is 20/20. Choices are made in the moment based on the circumstances at hand. Time tells you whether those choices were ultimately right or wrong. […]
A PRT looks at 50: WVU’s ‘Ride of the Future’ still moving people
MORGANTOWN – They would never admit it, but the folks responsible for keeping West Virginia University’s little blue Personal Rapid Transit cuboids (PRT) plugging along must certainly be embroiled in […]
WVU’s Purinton House a part of university, American history
MORGANTOWN — On Nov. 2, 1911, President William Howard Taft stood on the front porch of West Virginia University’s Purinton House and delivered his “World Wide Speech,” in which he […]
Morrisey: West Virginia must win economic Backyard Brawl
MORGANTOWN — “I want to start by saying something bold … 27-24, WVU,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Friday, drawing applause from the West Virginia University Board of Governors. Morrisey, who […]
University transitioning 507 Research Corporation employees
MORGANTOWN — More than 500 employees of the West Virginia University Research Corporation will transition to direct university employment, effective Oct. 31. A Workers’ Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) […]
WVU hit with hoax ‘swatting’ call reporting active shooter
MORGANTOWN — A little after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, a call came in to MECCA 911 dispatch reporting gunshots on West Virginia University’s downtown campus. At 7:43 a.m., WVU issued […]
Tie a bow on it: Gee closing out 44 years as a college president
MORGANTOWN — It’s a scorching Tuesday afternoon in late June and the Mountainlair is vibrating with the kind of anxious energy reserved for those on the verge of what’s next. […]
Capito addresses conference in a city on edge from layoffs, funding cuts
MORGANTOWN — You could call it the elephant in the room. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., addressed the annual Focus Forward conference in the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place […]
