BLUEFIELD, W.Va. –Bluefield State University’s fall enrollment numbers are the highest the university has seen, continuing its trend of rising enrollment since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Darrin Martin
The university recently announced that Fall 2025 enrollment reached 1,442 students, a 10% increase from last fall. They have seen a notable increase in first-time freshmen, with 313 students enrolled this year compared to 218 last year.
BSU President Darrin Martin said the university is ecstatic about

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Safe Streets program is back with the return of West Virginia University students in Morgantown.
Chris Ruehmer
Morgantown Police Department Deputy Chief Chris Ruehmer said in about a week the population of the city doubled, not to mention a significant increase in vehicle traffic.
He said the first goal of the Safe Streets program is to be visible and accessible to citizens in need.
“The second piece of it was a quality of life piece,” Ruehmer said. “We wanted

GLENWOOD, W.Va. –One man was arrested after a domestic dispute led to another man’s death Saturday in Mercer County.
Eric Halsey, 39, is charged with murder. According to a news release, deputies had responded to a call of domestic in progress at a house on Ive Street in the Glenwood area.
When officers arrived on scene, they discovered a fight had occurred between Halsey and the victim. Deputies say witnesses told them that Halsey allegedly grabbed a glass ash tray and struck the victim in the

MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. — Mingo County Commission President Nathan Brown says he’s heard mixed reviews about a proposed data center within his county.
The West Virginia Department of Enviornmental Protection is considering an air quality permit application from TransGas, who wants to put a data center and a power plant to provide electricity to the center in the Adams Fork area of Mingo County.
Since the legislature passed House Bill 2014 earlier in the year, the DEP has been considering similar

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The current make up of Morgantown City Council is about two months old and at least one member is sharing ideas to address affordable housing and an inadequate number of shelter beds.
Mark Downs
Councilman Mark Downs acknowledged the most recent Point in Time (PIT) count revealed 150 people in the Monongalia County area experiencing homelessness. While the current number of shelter and emergency shelter beds is less than 50, previous efforts to add to the total have not