Morgantown wins scrimmage with Laurel Highlands; State title defense begins in 10 days

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Highlights from Morgantown’s 71-45 win over Spring Mills. (Highlights by Teran Malone)

ST. MARYS, W.Va. — St. Marys played a nearly perfect first half of basketball to build a 21-point lead at intermission and the Blue Devils fought off a late rally from Charleston Catholic, 54-40. The Blue Devils avenged a 47-41 loss to the Irish in Charleston on January 16.

HAMBLETON, W.Va. — Back on December 8, Tucker County’s girls basketball team opened its regular season at East Hardy. The Mountain Lions claimed a 47-35 victory in what was the Cougars’ fourth game and first loss, though TCHS head coach Dave Hemlick didn’t feel as though his team executed the way it should have against East Hardy’s 2-3 zone.

PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Philip Barbour executed at a high level offensively Friday for much of its matchup against Elkins. When the Colts picked up their defensive play, it allowed them to pull away from the Tigers for a comfortable 56-38 victory. While Philip Barbour scored at least 12 points...

The Mountaineer basketball team again finds itself in a precarious position. Tuesday’s loss to No. 15 TCU makes Saturday’s home game against Oklahoma extremely important for WVU and its postseason chances. The Sooners romped over No. 2 Alabama last Saturday, but suffered a double-digit loss to rival Oklahoma...

–Anger among those opposed to a ban on gender affirming surgery for children in W.Va. –The Senate advances a bill creating tighter restrictions on tobacco use in the state. –Herbert Hoover High School is nearing completion after the old school was destroyed in the 2016 flood. –In Sports: Marshall grabs...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Representatives of WVU and Marshall made budget presentations before the state Senate Finance Committee on Thursday afternoon. Both schools described a rapidly changing post-pandemic environment that makes state funding very important to their budgets. The legislature approved $16.6 million for WVU and $9.7 million for MU.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Monongalia and Preston counties will have their days at the state legislature Thursdsay. Popular buckwheat breakfasts will be prepared for state lawmakers by Career Technical Education students from Preston High School. Morgantown Area Partnership (MAP) President and CEO Russ Rogerson said after breakfast there will be...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Diversified Energy says a new Bridgeport headquarters for one of its subsidiaries will help the company keep its commitment to retire 200 gas wells a year. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Friday for Next LVL Energy’s new headquarters and training facility. “Diversified Energy’s continued...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Former Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston believes a lack of proper training and self-control played major roles in the beating death of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police. Preston, who now works for Benchmark Professional Seminars, a law enforcement company that he founded, said none of the...

WESTON, W.Va. — A former Lewis County middle school teacher has been convicted of battery and sentenced to one year in the Central Regional Jail. Michael Terango, 50, was convicted by a magistrate court jury this week for rubbing a student’s leg while helping her with a lesson during class at Robert L. Bland Middle School.

WELLSBURG, W.Va. — A woman who struck a West Virginia sheriff with her vehicle pleaded guilty to a DUI charges in Brooke County. Tess Haynes, 27, entered th plea to DUI causing bodily injury Friday in Brooke Count Circuit Court. She was impaired August 9, 202 when she struck Brooke County Sheriff Richard Beatty on Route 22. Beatty was involved with traffic control stemming from a broken down semi.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Citizens Legislative Compensation Commission is recommending state lawmakers receive a $10,000 pay raise. The commission, which meets every four years as spelled out in the state Constitution, recently passed a resolution recommending lawmakers annual pay be increased to equal the per capita income in West Virginia. Commission Chairman Mike Hall, a former state lawmaker, told MetroNews that’s about $30,000.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A man wanted in connection with a drug investigation in southern West Virginia has been arrested in California. The U.S. Marshals Southern District of West Virginia CUFFED Task Force announced Thursday that Elijah Tariq Figg, 23, of Huntington, was taken into custody in Los Angeles Wednesday.

Gov. Jim Justice submitted a bill meant to transfer $678 million in federal American Rescue Plan dollars to state development funds. Not everybody thinks that’s a great idea. House Bill 2883 calls for $500 million to be transferred to the state Economic Development Authority, a $177 million transfer to...

Governor Jim Justice wants to negotiate. The West Virginia Governor said on Talkline Wednesday that he is ready and willing to try to get a deal with Senate Republicans on a tax cut plan, and that willingness includes giving ground. “We’d absolutely compromise,” Justice said. Justice wants to...