MORGANTOWN – He was back in the dugout watching the next batter when the sting kicked in. On his belly, that is. “Yeah, I hit and bounced first – then I slid,” Armani Guzman told a rapt audience of students at Mountaineer Middle School on Monday morning. “My stomach actually hurt.” Guzman, the star centerfielder […]
A warm, late-summer sun set the perfect stage at WVU’s Core Arboretum for this year’s Pawpaw Festival, drawing a enthusiastic crowd eager to sample ripe fruit, purchase starter trees, and learn about one of Appalachia’s most unique botanical treasures. As the largest native tree fruit in North America, the pawpaw (Asimina triloba) holds a special […]
MORGANTOWN – Dave and Buster’s held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new Morgantown location at 228 Brattice Drive in Westover this morning at 10:45 a.m. The event began at 9:20 a.m. with a performance from the West Virginia University Drumline, according to General Manager Robert Gladwell. While the events didn’t begin until Monday morning, […]
MORGANTOWN – It appears as if a project to upgrade the Krepps Park playing courts may land a local contractor in court. In a lawsuit filed Sept. 16 in Monongalia County Circuit Court, Morgantown’s Board of Recreation and Commissioners (BOPARC) claims negligence and a breach of contract on behalf of Parrotta Paving Company has resulted […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced a $291,403 award to the WVU Medicine Center for Nursing Education to expand nursing education capacity and help address critical nursing shortages across West Virginia. The award is being made through Mountain State Care Force, one of seven statewide initiatives under West Virginia’s Rural Health Transformation Program. […]
CHARLESTON – Much of the West Virginia Culture Center – home to the State Museum, archives and “Mountain Stage” – is closing ahead of its second major renovation since opening its doors more than 50 years ago. In a statement provided over the weekend, newly appointed Department of Tourism Cabinet Secretary Kayla Kessinger said there […]
MORGANTOWN – University High School basketball standout Luke Byrer has steadily risen as an impact player on Baker’s Ridge. After a breakout sophomore season, Byrer entered his junior year with the Hawks with an increased role. The 6’4, 190-pound Class of 2027 prospect averaged 15 points, five rebounds, and two steals per contest last season, […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On third and 5, No. 25 Virginia sent the house on West Virginia quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. Hawkins had two defenders in his face, but before he was hit, he chucked the ball deep down the sideline. “I knew it had to get out quick,” Hawkins said. Wide receiver Jaden Bray, with […]
Joni Morris had no idea she would stumble upon an ancient graveyard behind Bass Pro Shops on Lawless Road in Morgantown, let alone her own family’s. She said the Breakiron cemetery is about a quarter of the acre it should be, per the cemetery deed, and there’s a sediment pond within 60 feet of the […]
MORGANTOWN – Ron Lytle, the Republican candidate for the Eastern District seat on the Monongalia County Commission, said he recently spent more than an hour sitting with Sheriff Todd Forbes discussing the county’s implementation of Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras and walked away from the meeting comfortable with how the technology is being […]
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