The Morgantown City Council is currently considering a ban on conversion therapy, the pseudoscientific practice of attempting to change someone’s sexuality that has been widely discredited by medical professionals.
The PRT could have longer waits for passengers due to a pair of power outages earlier this week.
The number of people in isolation due to COVID-19 at West Virginia University is at the lowest point in over a month.
WVU released the legally-required annual Clery Report on Wednesday with statistics about campus crime and fire safety.
The popular hot air balloon festival Balloons over Morgantown is back after a one-year pandemic hiatus.
The Mountain State Harm Reduction (MSHR) coalition launched Saturday in direct response to recent state laws that restrict harm reduction in West Virginia.
123 Pleasant St. will require all guests and performers to be fully vaccinated or show proof of a negative COVID test upon entry, starting Thursday.
After a bus carrying the Ohio State men's soccer team got stuck on a Morgantown road, the Internet was alive with jokes about Ohio drivers and Morgantown's notorious hills.Â
The Ohio State University men's soccer team's charter bus got stuck on Overhill Street in Morgantown Thursday evening.
Over the next two years, Morgantown is set to receive over $11 million in federal COVID funding. In a survey last month, residents said that improving the city’s water and sewer infrastructure was their first choice for how to spend the money.
Morgantown City Hall hosted a larger crowd than usual Tuesday night when residents showed up to watch and support a proposal from the Human Rights Commission to ban conversion therapy.
A tractor-trailer carrying Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to be sent as aid to a foreign country crashed on Interstate I-79 early Friday morning in Monongalia County.
In a meeting Thursday, the Morgantown City Council heard reports from a variety of groups working to combat issues relating to homelessness throughout the city.
Two severe thunderstorms hit Morgantown in the month of July, ravaging homes and flooding several areas of the city.
Over the next two years, Morgantown will receive approximately $11,243,509 in American Rescue Plan Act funding.
West Virginia University issued a community notice Tuesday after recent thefts from vehicles near campus and in Monongalia County. Since July 17, there have been four reports of theft.
Libera, West Virginia nonprofit aimed at women and teen empowerment, is bringing an urban rappelling fundraiser to Morgantown on July 24.
The Morgantown Police Department is alerting the public of a potential scam involving a door-to-door subcontractor offering to do asphalt construction work at a reduced price.
Just over four miles of city streets in Morgantown are set to be repaved by the beginning of September, according to a city press release.
Morgantown Police have identified 20-year-old Charles Nelson as the West Virginia University student who passed away after falling from an apartment complex in the early morning hours of Friday, May 7.
Just over 9% of West Virginia University students and employees have verified their COVID-19 vaccination through the school, according to initial data released Tuesday.
The Morgantown Police department is investigating the death of a West Virginia University student following an off-campus incident on Thursday, May 6.
West Virginia University Police Department is investigating a reported robbery and car-jacking on May 9 at 3:30 p.m. in front of 265 Prospect Street.
As customers anxiously await their favorite summer produce, local farmers like Julie Mallow, owner of The Vegetable Garden, have been preparing all year.
People gather on Saturday in Morgantown to march for Dante Wright, a Black man killed by police in Minneapolis earlier this month.Â
Main Street Morgantown held its first Arts Walk of the season featuring more than 50 local artists and small businesses on Saturday — the first in more than a year.
The City of Morgantown has received approval from the West Virginia Division of Highways to install six new utility box murals designed by area artists in downtown Morgantown.
The production of a new downtown mural began on March 15 at the Pleasant Street Parking Garage in Morgantown.
Like many small businesses, Blue Moose Café saw its share of struggles due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Days after glass was smashed and doors were broken at the First Presbyterian Church of Morgantown, the church is looking to use the experience to help others.
The Morgantown Police Department has increased patrols in the vicinity of local mosques and synagogues following a reported interaction at an apartment complex in Granville on Wednesday, according to an MPD officer.
For the second time, U.S. House Rep. David McKinley has voted not to impeach President Donald Trump.
WVU has selected Amelia Smith Rinehart to serve as dean of the WVU College of Law beginning June 30, according to a press release from WVUToday.
The annual WVU Clery Report shows an increase in rape and fondling offenses from 2018 to 2019.Â
In a WVU MIX email, new information regarding testing dates, requirements and spring move-in was provided.
President-elect Joe Biden has announced plans to make higher education more affordable to low-income students.
West Virginia University’s Office of Health Promotion and Wellness will host two medication disposal events prior to students’ departure from campus for the holidays.
Waldo’s Chicken at the Evansdale Crossing has been closed temporarily following a COVID-19 exposure report at the location. The restaurant is to remain closed for the rest of the 2020 Fall semester, but is expected to reopen in Spring 2021.Â
To promote diversity throughout Morgantown’s Greenmont neighborhood, a Black Lives Matter crosswalk has been installed on Arch Street at the intersection of Green Street.Â
Due to pandemic restrictions, some local nursing homes have had to postpone holiday events, but administrators and staff have been working to make the holidays less lonely by hosting on-site celebrations for Thanksgiving and the winter holiday season.
Several Republican nominees in West Virginia received a majority of the vote in their respective races statewide, but in Monongalia County, votes often trended in a different direction.
Halloween weekend and the past month in Morgantown have been relatively uneventful in terms of gatherings, according to both the University Police Department and the Morgantown Police Department.Â
The Appalachian Gerontology Experiences: Advancing Diversity in Aging Research (AGE-ADAR) Scholar’s Program is starting to recruit students for a new two-year research program at WVU.Â
WVU announced it will be having scheduled slots for students moving into residence halls and free COVID-19 tests for all students, faculty and staff in the spring 2021 semester.Â
As of Wednesday morning, Monongalia County early voting totals are expected to surpass the 2016 election total of 20,735 early votes cast.
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