W. Va. — The ripples of the statewide teacher strike can be seen in the primary campaign fundraising in Preston County’s 52nd House of Delegates District, where a […]
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Campaign finance reports available for Preston County primary election candidates
KINGWOOD — Top spenders in the May election were not always the winners in Preston County, according to final campaign finance reports for the election. The final […]
Uncompetitive local Senate races lead to light primary campaign spending
MORGANTOWN — Uncompetitive races led to overall light primary election campaign spending for three local state Senate seats. The real work is now under way as the contenders […]
WV DHHR spent close to $1 million on vacant property
CHARLESTON — The state Auditor’s Office has been investigating why the state canceled an agreement leasing space for DHHR at Middletown Mall on May 31, 2015, and […]
Morgantown plans to build retaining wall on Jacobs Street
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Engineer Damien Davis said the city is working on a fix for Jacobs Street, which is closed due to a slip. Jacobs Street is […]
Justice Loughry pleads not guilty to federal indictment charges
By Jeff Jenkins and Brad McElhinny, WV Metronews CHARLESTON — Suspended state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon to the charges in the […]
WVU BOG unanimously approves Fiscal Year 2019 budget
MORGANTOWN — The WVU Board of Governors unanimously approved a Fiscal Year 2019 budget of $1.1 billion budget on Friday. This is a slight increase over FY 2018’s […]
Mon Commission sets aside $70,000 to update CCTV equipment after recent vandalism of courthouse square
MORGANTOWN — Flowers, mulch and unicycles in the Monongalia County Courthouse fountain prompted the county commission to approve $71,951 worth of improvements to the courthouse’s closed circuit television […]
PEIA Finance Board bumps up tiers for the insurance program
CHARLESTON — The PEIA Finance Board has bumped up the tiers for the insurance program by $2,700 to ensure that raises public employees recently received won’t be […]
Justice Loughry indicted on 22 counts, including fraud, witness tampering
CHARLESTON — On West Virginia Day, federal investigators announced the indictment of the man who wrote the book on political corruption in the Mountain State. Supreme Court Justice […]
