CHARLESTON — Not even a week from the conclusion of this year’s election, state Sen. Richard Ojeda, D-Logan, is gearing up for another bid for public office. This […]
Government
City approves budget amendment, passes animal cruelty law
A $1,325,000 budget amendment by the City of Morgantown reflects residential trash and recycling bills collected by the Morgantown Utility Board on behalf of Republic Services in […]
With resignation, special session to impeach Loughry is off
CHARLESTON — A special session to impeach Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry is off because of his resignation. Legislative leaders say there’s no reason to go ahead […]
Loughry resigns from Supreme Court
CHARLESTON — Suspended and convicted state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry has handed in his resignation effective Monday, Gov. Jim Justice announced Saturday evening. In a simple […]
West Virginia Supreme Court sides with University Park in assessment dispute
MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled on behalf of University Park at Evansdale in a multi-year legal battle with the Monongalia County Assessor’s office […]
House speaker: New impeachment for Loughry may be straight ahead
CHARLESTON — House Speaker Roger Hanshaw says it’s likely lawmakers will consider a new impeachment article next week, focusing on Justice Allen Loughry’s federal conviction. “That’s up […]
Riverfront cherry trees a growing issue for Morgantown City Council
MORGANTOWN — Cherry trees didn’t appear on Tuesday’s Morgantown City Council agenda, but discussion of how the city should handle the 45 Yoshino cherry trees placed as a […]
Manchin’s winning formula: young voters, familiarity, Kavanaugh vote
CHARLESTON — Joe Manchin, normally a sure-thing on West Virginia ballots, faced a shifting political tide and the pull of the president. “This race was a national […]
Gupta gone, announcement made concerning Bureau of Public Health
CHARLESTON — State Chief Health Officer Dr. Rahul Gupta spent his last day on the job Wednesday. Gupta will take over next week as the senior vice president […]
Election Day in Monongalia County ‘absolutely phenomenal’
MORGANTOWN — It took Monongalia County Clerk Carye Blaney, her staff and poll workers about 62 minutes from the 7:30 p.m. close of the polls on Election […]