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WVU Police respond to burglary near campus, issue notice to students
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WDTV) - The West Virginia University Police issued a community notice after a recent burglary at a home near the Morgantown downtown campus. Police responded to a home on Price Street at approximately 5:27 a.m. Sunday morning for a reported burglary in progress. It is believed two suspects...
Assault on unborn child charge dismissed as part of New Kensington man's plea deal
A New Kensington man pleaded guilty to the simple assault of his pregnant girlfriend last year and nearly a year later to ransacking the home of a former girlfriend in Monessen. Jamar Al Gee Jr., 22, was ordered to serve up to two years on probation after he pleaded guilty...
Mon Health Medical Center successfully places revolutionary, new pacemaker
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WDTV) - Mon Health Medical Center is the first hospital in the state to offer a revolutionary new pacemaker to patients in the region. Dr. Matthew Gaskill and Dr. Salam Sbaity, two Mon Health Heart & Vascular cardiologists, successfully placed the first dual chamber leadless pacemaker system, known as an AVEIR™ DR, Monday.
New Shelter Funding System A Boon For Some, Problem For Others
Earlier this year, West Virginia’s mechanism for funding emergency shelters shifted to an application-based system. Homelessness and housing instability is on the rise across the country. In 2019, a federal count of unhoused people in West Virginia showed 1,397 people without adequate shelter on a single night. In 2023, that number had risen to 1416 individuals.
Memorable Mazey Moments: Best Big 12 Tournament runs
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — From disaster relief after the 2013 Oklahoma tornado to dominant pitching, WVU has an interesting history in the Big 12 Baseball Championship tournament. WVU head coach Randy Mazey will lead his team into a Big 12 bracket battle for the tenth (pool play format in 2013, tournament canceled in 2020) and final time next week in Arlington, Texas. He is still seeking his first Big 12 Tournament title, but there has been no shortage of meaningful moments for the Mountaineers during Mazey’s tenure.
WVU professor named prestigious Fellow of the Royal Society, the ‘Oscar’ of the science world
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WDTV) - A West Virginia University professor has been elected to one of the top scientific academies in the world. Duncan Lorimer, professor of physics and astronomy in the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as 2024 Fellow of the Royal Society of London for his contributions to pulsar astrophysics and his role in the discovery of fast radio bursts, according to a news release.
Man arrested after he tried to mail cocaine from New Kensington to California, police say
A man was arrested when, police say, he tried to mail about 2 pounds of cocaine to California from the New Kensington post office. Jonathan Ray Booher, 33, was arraigned Friday before New Kensington District Judge Frank J. Pallone Jr. on charges filed by the Office of Attorney General of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, criminal attempt to delivery of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance.
WVU extends Baker's contract with significant financial commitment
West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker's contract extension adds two years and quite a bit of money to his total compensation, according to the contract EerSports obtained with an open records request. Baker's initial contract, which was finalized on May 31, 2023, covered him from Dec. 17, 2022 through Dec....
Belle Vernon seniors celebrate back-to-back WPIAL, PIAA football titles
For the second time in two seasons, Belle Vernon’s football team commemorated a state championship season with a ring ceremony at Leopard Hall on May 8. The current group is special as it became the first set of Leopards to win a state championship last season and subsequently the first Leopards to repeat that feat this past season. BVA beat Hickory, 42-16, to advance to the PIAA championship before dominating Northwestern Lehigh to win 38-7 in December.
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