CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates approved and sent to the Senate on Monday a bill to help relieve regional jail overcrowding. HB 2190 bill requires that except […]
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15-year-old missing since Thursday night
MORGANTOWN — Roger Schrout, a 15-year-old Morgantown High School student, has not been seen since Thursday night. His mother, Kelly, said she last saw him as he […]
West Virginia Health Right offering prescription medication help to federal employees
CHARLESTON — Monday marks one month since the government was fully open. Federal employees are now bracing to miss a second paycheck and trying to balance what they […]
2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Unity breakfast: Gallery
WVU President Gordon Gee talks with Keynote Speaker Meshea Poore at MLK breakfast. Alexis Staunton ,Asha Gaines, and Ariella Callonder welcomed guest at table at MLK breakfast. [...]
Church honors Martin Luther King Jr. with sermon about ‘showing up,’ doing things for others
MORGANTOWN — Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t become who he was by simply dreaming. He galvanized a movement by doing. That was the reminder Sunday afternoon during […]
Meals on Wheels will not deliver food due to weather
Due to weather forecast, Meals on Wheels will not deliver food Monday. Meal delivery will resume Tuesday, weather-permitting.
Animal shelter lands $50K grant to continue spay, neuter program
MORGANTOWN — Animal Friends of North Central West Virginia received a $50,000 grant to help continue its mission of providing free spaying and neutering services for those […]
Local officials watching push to eliminate business inventory taxes
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s business inventory tax was identified as one of the factors placing West Virginia at an economic disadvantage. Its elimination has been a talking […]
Preston County offers new, free, wireless alert system
KINGWOOD — Preston County is now offering everyone free alerts by text, voice, email or pager on everything from boil water alerts to flooding. The Wireless Emergency […]
Preston applying again for grant to help pet owners with spay/neuter costs
KINGWOOD – A $5,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant allowed county residents to spay/neuter their pets last year, and the county is reapplying for 2019. County Administrator […]
