Day: February 5, 2016 Archives


FridayFebruary 5, 2016

Fayette County Schools plans to cut professional positions and service jobs

The county will reduce staff for next school year by 9.5 professional positions and 8.5 service jobs, according to Superintendent Terry George.

Former Berkeley County deputy enters plea deal, sentencing scheduled

43-year-old Robert Lippman of Martinsburg is charged with two counts of domestic assault of his wife.

Bruisers under the boards bring extra muscle to West Virginia-Baylor

Can the No. 14 Mountaineers prevent Baylor from winning in Morgantown for the fourth straight season? Allan Taylor's preview and final score prediction.

One dead in Nicholas County crash

First responders pronounced James Smith, 47, of Gassaway, WV in Braxton County dead at the scene

More reprimands in Boone County loan plan

Two former ambulance authority officials violated state Ethics Act.

Lawmakers trying again with raw milk bill

Measure, vetoed last year, passes Senate.

Lawmakers once again question cost of public defender program

Delegates frustrated with annual add-ons.

Senate committee advances Tomblin budget fixing bill

Money that's been used for old workers' comp debt to help fill revenue hole.

Man convicted in Monongalia County murder

Brian Greeson was found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2014 attack of Leslie Fields in Morgantown.

Senate President: RTW, prevailing wage repeal approval votes “a watershed moment”

Senator Bill Cole (R-Mercer, 06), a Republican gubernatorial candidate, talked about the votes on Friday's MetroNews "Talkline."

Freshman Ahmad delivers as halfcourt execution hums

“It’s sort of what we’ve been waiting for,” says Bob Huggins after the four-star recruit provided big second-half buckets vs. Iowa State.

West Virginia Wesleyan president announces she will step down in December

Dr. Pamela Balch has led the institution for over a decade

Miners outshoot the Herd in El Paso 112-108

Marshall let a double-digit lead evaporate in the second half and missed chances to win the game late.

Morgan County flood watch ends sooner than expected

Still a flood warning in effect until 1 a.m. Friday morning

Woodrow Wilson boys basketball riding momentum

Woodrow Wilson back in the mix at the top of Class AAA, looking for its first title since 2008.

Tension under the dome

Thursday was a tension-filled day at the West Virginia Legislature as the Senate and the House of Delegates each took up controversial bills that, to a great degree, define the transition of West Virginia from a blue to a red state. In the Senate, the debate was over the bill repealing prevailing wage, the state’s