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Wesley United Methodist Church cancels Community Thanksgiving Dinner for 2023
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Wesley United Methodist Church Community Thanksgiving Dinner will not be served this year. Organizer Karen Kelley-King made the announcement on Saturday in light of an ongoing international custody battle involving her son and his children. The meal has been provided every...[read more]

Morgantown prepares to wrap up successful programming year at Hazel Ruby McQuain Park and Ruby Amphitheater
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – During the 2023 Ruby Summer Concert Series, Morgantown was the destination for about 33,000 people from 12 states. Director of Arts and Culture Development for the city of Morgantown, Vincent Kitch, said pictures from a summer of live music events show fans of all backgrounds ...[read more]

Police officers in Morgantown, Clarksburg benefit from federal grants announced by U.S. Senator Capito
WASHINGTON D.C.– Police departments in Morgantown and Clarksburg will benefit from grants recently announced by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The city of Clarksburg will use $15,650 in DOJ funding to purchase bikes and e-bikes to enable faster respon...[read more]

Clarksburg JATC agrees to settlement in sex discrimination case
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced a $150,000 settlement in a sex discrimination case involving the Clarksburg Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC). An investigation by the EEOC determined the JATC used a panel interv...[read more]

One arrested in Chaplin Road drug investigation
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –  Deputies from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department made one arrest after discovering two people passed out in a vehicle at a Sheetz on Chaplin Road on Thursday. When deputies arrived, they had to knock on the window of the vehicle to wake up Christopher Wolfe, 32, of Po...[read more]