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Clarksburg City Council proposes a Private Outdoor Designated Area
After Morgantown passed an ordinance in February that approved the establishment of a Private Outdoor Designated Area (PODA), the Clarksburg City Council met Thursday night to begin the process of adding one of its own.
Girls who refused to compete against transgender athlete sue after being pulled from meet
Four West Virginia middle-school girls who forfeited rather than compete against a male-born transgender athlete have sued their school district, saying they were punished by being excluded from the following track-and-field meet.
Small addition is huge for West Virginia basketball
MORGANTOWN — Unless you have been out hunting elk in Montana for the past few years, you might have noticed a dramatic change in college basketball. The Xs and Os once were the most important items in the game but they have been replaced by the $s of NIL money and the hardest working, most important person in the basketball office is no longer the coach but, instead, the coordinator of recruiting.
Long Vacant Commercial Site Set for New Business as Work Moves Ahead for Near $1 Million Retail Project
A long vacant site that used to be home to a new and used car dealership for decades will soon see a new business open up shop. According to a Harrison County official, the site situated at the intersection of Davisson Run Road and U.S. Route 19 (Milford Street) will soon be home to the second DG Market grocery store in Harrison County.
Rain Showers Return for the Weekend
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Temperatures will remain mild today, but rain showers also return as we enter an active-weather pattern for at least the next week. With temperatures on the rise, scattered showers and thunderstorms can begin at any time from this afternoon into this evening. As a cold front crosses, conditions will cool down with only scattered rain chances for most of the weekend. There are no severe weather threats at the moment for the weekend, but with more rain chances in store next week flooding concerns will rise later in the week. Michael Moranelli has the details in your First Alert Forecast.
EXCLUSIVE: Meet one of the girls who protested playing against transgender athlete in Harrison County
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - On Monday WDTV 5 News told you about five middle school athletes who were barred from their upcoming competition because they protested playing against a transgender athlete. Now, one of those students is speaking out. 5′s Tanner Gilmartin spoke with Sabrina Shriver and her mother Deborah...
WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals launches new medical records system and patient portal
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals upgraded its electronic medical records (EMR) system to Epic Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Epic is an industry-leader EMR, and we are excited to transition our current system to one that will provide incredible features for providers and patients. In addition to creating a unified record for […]
Where is the ceiling and where is the floor for WVU in 2024?
Spring football is over for West Virginia, and you can find different facts and figures to forecast the future. The regular-season win total is 6.5 with minus odds for going over, meaning the Mountaineers are somewhat expected to do better than 6-6. One of those wins is not supposed to be in the opener against Penn State. The home team is a 12-point underdog in the early point spread.
Fairmont’s iconic ‘Lava House’ for sale
FAIRMONT, W.Va (WDTV) - After some renovations, the iconic ‘Lava House’ is in search of a new owner. Located on Fairmont Ave, the four-bedroom, six-bath, 4,400-square-foot property brings a unique style to Fairmont. The house was built in 1968 by West Virginia’s first female developer, Carol McWilliams. Since then, there have been two more owners who have emphasized Egyptian and Japanese styles with a flare of Frank Lloyd Wright. Realtor Alethea Wise, who purchased the property last year and lived at the lava house for months as renovations continued, says the next owner is hitting the jackpot.
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