MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An application for state approval to establish a new tax increment financing district in the City of Morgantown has now been formally approved by city officials. The Morgantown City Council unanimously approved a resolution that would allow for the submission of a TIF application to the West Virginia Division of Economic Development…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Public Service Commission (PSC) and Charlotte Lane have granted the attorneys negotiating the Hope Gas rate increase an extension to reach a settlement in the case. The proposed increase would be an estimated 25% increase for current residential customers and a 35% increase for former Peoples Gas customers. The increase for…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — One of the longest-standing traditions at West Virginia University is set to continue in the heart of the downtown Morgantown campus. The 78th Annual Mountaineer Week officially kicked off on Monday at the WVU Mountainlair, where different tastes of Appalachian culture will be showcased until Saturday, November 8. WVU Executive Director for…
STORY BY SOFIA WASSICK MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Center for Veteran, Military, and Family Programs at WVU will be partnering with the WVU Office Of Compliance and Prevention Education to host a Veteran’s Day breakfast at the Diversified Energy Terrace at the Milan Puskar Stadium on Nov. 11th. Doors to the event will open at…
WESTOVER, W.Va. — Westover City Council has voted unanimously to install Deputy Chief of Police Scott Carl as the next chief. Carl joined the department in May of 2021 when the department was battling serious problems with thepublic brought on by federal civil rights lawsuits. Former chief Joe Adams joined the department in October of…
LOST CREEK, W.Va. — A fatality has been confirmed in the I-79 tractor-trailer crash near Lost Creek Sunday. West Virginia State Police have identified the victim as the driver of the rig, Ronald Porrin. Trooper said Porrin was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. The accident was reported at mile marker…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown man is facing multiple charges in connection with a break-in and sexual assault. On Saturday, deputies from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a burglary in progress on Riddle Avenue and made contact with Zakariye Mohamad, 30, who claimed he had been assaulted by people inside…
