By Brittany Murray WESTON — The sentencing for convicted child murderer Lena Lunsford will proceed July 2 after a Lewis County circuit judge denied her request for […]
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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 […]
Camp Dawson hosts AFT-WV annual summer school
MORGANTOWN — More than 200 teachers gathered at Camp Dawson this week for the American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia annual summer school. The class offers teachers a chance […]
Mountain Line’s Bruffy recognized with national transit manager award
MORGANTOWN — Mountain Line Transit Authority General Manager David Bruffy was recently recognized by his peers as one of America’s best transit managers. He received the Community […]
W. Va. Lottery Commission meets to set rules for sports betting at state casinos
CHARLESTON — Hopeful of taking wagers in time for football season, the West Virginia Lottery Commission staged an emergency meeting Thursday to set the rules governing sports betting […]
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 […]
Woman sentenced to three years on probation for embezzlement
MORGANTOWN — A woman pleaded guilty to embezzlement and waived her right to a pre-sentence report allowing Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Phillip Gaujot to sentence her immediately […]
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 […]