CHARLESTON — A Virginia resident has been charged in connection with threats he allegedly made against West Virginia House of Delegates member Eric Porterfield, R-Mercer. Jonathan George Benfer, 49, […]
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Manchin and Justice exchange fire — again — over W.Va. road conditions
CHARLESTON — If anyone has condiments to lend, Senator Joe Manchin is consuming these words: “I believe that Jim Justice is uniquely qualified to handle the major challenges […]
Parents of WVU student killed in crosswalk file civil suit
MORGANTOWN — The parents of Leah Berhanu have sued Michelle Gelada, who struck and killed their daughter in a crosswalk on Patteson Drive on February 1, 2018. […]
Déjà review: West Virginia survives another buzzer shot against Sooners
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It was Buddy’s Basket, Part II. Well sort of. This time Oklahoma’s shot at the buzzer counted, unlike Buddy Hield’s halfcourt heave that came […]
Governor Justice: ‘I told the people of this state we were going to fix the damn roads’
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice says West Virginia needs to go back to basics to improve road conditions. “We weren’t getting it done at the pace it […]
University squeezes juice out of Musselman, moves on to state semifinals
By Greg Carey CHARLESTON, W.Va. — University coach Joe Schmidle didn’t feel his team played sharply during Wednesday’s Class AAA quarterfinal against Musselman. Still, the No. 2 […]
Kingwood City Clerk resigns
KINGWOOD — City Clerk Mary Howell has resigned, citing behavior she witnessed that made her unhappy. Council made the announcement after an executive session with Howell at […]
City council meets to discuss upcoming spending plan
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council spent about three hours Tuesday evening reviewing the city’s $37.3 million spending plan for the upcoming 2019-’20 fiscal year. While members of […]
Problems with West Virginia’s roads go beyond fired highways chief
CHARLESTON — Whoever takes the helm of West Virginia’s Department of Highways will inherit challenges that extend beyond the top of the organization. Gov. Jim Justice fired […]
Charges dropped against man accused of stabbing
MORGANTOWN — The charge against Juan Treschel-Valerio, accused of stabbing a man near the South High Street Bridge in November 2018, was dropped, but he’s suffered consequences […]
