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Education, News
West Virginia charter school board to accept federal grant applications
3 hours agoCHARLESTON — The West Virginia Professional Charter School Board has been given the green light from the federal government to begin accepting grant applications from charter schools […]
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Cops and Courts, Latest News
Morgantown man sentenced for 2022 Northside Hills shooting
19 hours agoThe man convicted of multiple offenses for an April 24, 2022, shooting at a Northside Hills Apartment complex, 2800 District Drive, was sentenced this week in Monongalia County […]
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Business, Community, Latest News
Event destination: Area’s lodging taxes blow by pre-pandemic numbers
19 hours agoMORGANTOWN — People aren’t coming to Morgantown for vacation. They’re not spending months planning to fly across the country for a week-long getaway to north-central West Virginia. […]
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Business, State Government
State PSC OK’s Cheat View PSD consolidation with MUB
20 hours agoMORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission gave its OK this week for the consolidation of Cheat View Public Service District’s waterworks system into Morgantown Utility Board’s. […]
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Education, Latest News
Young writers to be celebrated Friday in Charleston
21 hours agoIf you can read, you can learn. Teachers, in general, love saying that. English teachers, however, love attaching another sentence to the adage. Reading, they’ll say, is […]
Recent News
Sports
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MLB Draft League extended through 2030
May 3, 2024Major League Baseball announced Thursday that the MLB Draft League has been extended through the 2030 season. The MLB Draft [...] -
Mountaineers set for road test at Cincinnati
May 3, 2024The WVU baseball team hits the road this weekend, May 3-5, to take on Cincinnati. First pitch from UC Baseball Stadium today is [...] -
Two more transfer additions reinforce 2024 roster
May 3, 2024West Virginia continues to piece together the 2024 basketball roster and added a pair of major transfer additions in Oklahoma [...] -
University wins regular season finale against Lewis County
May 2, 2024MORGANTOWN — In its regular season finale, the University High School baseball team showed why the Hawks are still a threat for [...] -
Mohigans break through to win pitchers’ duel over Dover in OVAC Championship
May 2, 2024RICHMOND, Oh. — Morgantown baseball finally broke through in the bottom of the fifth inning to win a pitchers’ duel, 7-0, [...] -
Backups come through as University wins section title over Buckhannon-Upshur
May 2, 2024MORGANTOWN — There’s not much Olivia Masoner can do on a softball field right now. Stuck in a neck brace after suffering an [...]
- Warriors race past Cee-Bees to stay alive in section tournament
- Wisman and Wilson power Morgantown to win over defending state champion John Marshall
- PREP ROUNDUP: University girls win 2nd straight region title over Morgantown
Cops and Courts
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Morgantown man sentenced for 2022 Northside Hills shooting
May 2, 2024The man convicted of multiple offenses for an April 24, 2022, shooting at a Northside Hills Apartment complex, 2800 District [...] -
Morgantown man charged with theft of Federal Broadband Funding
May 2, 2024The owner of Clearfiber Inc., an internet service provider in Monongalia County, was charged with money laundering Wednesday, [...] -
Mannington man charged with bigamy
May 2, 2024BY MIKE NOLTING A Marion County man has been charged with being married to two women at the same time. Deputies from the Taylor [...] -
Judge denies request to release woman from home confinement
May 1, 2024BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — A Sissonville woman accused of locking her two adoptive children in a shed last year will [...] -
Two injured in weekend shooting
April 29, 2024Two people were injured in a shooting early Saturday morning in downtown Morgantown. Morgantown police are investigating the [...] -
One dead in Smithtown Road accident
April 25, 2024One person was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle accident on Smithtown Road Wednesday evening. The accident, [...]
- Husband arrested in shooting death of wife
- State will seek Supreme Court review of transgender athlete case
- Gov. says Greenbrier sales tax debt being paid
Local Government
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State PSC OK’s Cheat View PSD consolidation with MUB
May 2, 2024MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission gave its OK this week for the consolidation of Cheat View Public Service [...] -
Quantum Pleasants asks PSC to dismiss Hope Gas petition regarding new pipeline to its planned hydrogen power plant project
May 1, 2024MORGANTOWN – The unnamed plant and pipeline company that Hope Gas has petitioned the Public Service Commission about has come [...] -
Senator to have reps in all 55 counties
May 1, 2024U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced his office will launch Commonsense Connections Week May 6-10. Representatives from [...] -
PSC wants more info on Hope Gas petition to stop pipeline company’s plan to take customer; Mon Power customers to get small refund
April 30, 2024MORGANTOWN — The Public Service Commission and PSC staff have expressed some puzzlement about a Hope Gas filing asking the PSC [...] -
Towing inflationary index to be studied by PSC
April 30, 2024The Public Service Commission of West Virginia decided to begin a general investigation into whether to approve annual towing [...] -
PSC staff ponder net-metering dispute that could affect solar projects across West Virginia
April 27, 2024MORGANTOWN – State Public Service Commission staff are puzzling over a complaint filed by the Coalfield Development Corp. that [...]
- Letter to FERC: TDP real estate ad sparks Cheat Lake resident’s concern about removing Cheat Lake land from federal protection
- Federal funds go to projects across state
- Gov.: No $465M ‘clawback’ of federal funds
Opinion
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Don’t let hate take root in our hills
May 2, 2024The YWCA Charleston Race to End Racism was this past Saturday. The 5K run/1 mile walk, now in its eighth year, raises funds for [...] -
Will Columbia pro-Palestine protesters achieve their goals?
May 2, 2024by Stephen L. Carter I fear that the current round of campus protests is wearing out its welcome. This isn’t a conclusion I [...] -
Biden’s EPA regs threaten coal, natural gas and the power grid
May 2, 2024The Biden administration’s EPA has released new carbon emission rules that will force the country’s remaining coal-fired [...] -
Federal dollars to give W.Va. internet a needed boost
May 1, 2024West Virginia can now start drawing down the $1.2 billion — yes, that is “billion” with a “b” — in Broadband Equity, [...] -
The anatomy of a hostage deal
May 1, 2024by Daniel DePetris In February, Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to the Middle East for meetings in Saudi Arabia, [...] -
The people have a right to enjoy their parks
May 1, 2024Public parks belong to the public, right? A billionaire can’t cordon off an acre of Golden Gate Park for his private party. But [...]
- ABCA agrees to honor the spirit of PODA law; lawmakers must still fix the letter
- Does social media rewire kids’ brains? Here’s what science says
- Lessons from other campus protests