Fairmont News

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia State University's campus got about 20 percent larger Monday, with a vote by the state Board of Public Works to transfer the former state Rehabilitation Center property to the university.

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Last month, U.S. Rep. David McKinley hosted an unbiased climate change panel discussion in Fairmont, West Virginia.

Birthed from a rebellion, a group of strong and dedicated individuals like John Carlile and Waitman T. Willey did what many thought was impossible.

Authorities say no charges will be filed in the rescue of a dog that was swept over waterfalls at Valley Falls State Park.

Last month, U.S. Rep. David McKinley hosted an unbiased climate change panel discussion in Fairmont, W.V. Experts from both sides of the climate debate participated without restrictions of any kind.

West Virginia University Health Sciences Chancellor Christopher Colenda will be the next president and CEO of West Virginia United Health System.

The Vandalia Heritage Corp. is selling some of its properties at a loss to continue its mission of historic preservation and redevelopment in Northern West Virginia, said Laura Kurtz Kuhns, the organization's president and chief executive officer.

Jackson Wilson is convinced that one of the greatest windows into a community's history is its cemeteries.

Robert Forrest Goff, 50, of Opekiska Community, Fairmont, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013, as the result of an accident in Fairmont.

MOTHER'S NATURE: 6:30 p.m. Free. Classic rock/R&B. Serves as opening ceremony for West Virginia Special Olympics Summer Games.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Authorities have yet to identify a 50-year-old killed when a semi rolled over him in Fairmont.

Fairmont police officers are investigating a Thursday morning death that happened as a worker was trying to stop a large truck.

An East Fairmont High School driver's education teacher was arrested Wednesday, after police say he sexually abused a 17-year-old female student on several occasions.

The WVU Board of Governors will consider a $2.3 million land acquisition Thursday as the athletics department takes the next step in building a baseball stadium near the University Town Centre.

You'll find on this week's Life front on B1 a pair of neat stories related to the McDonald's Big Mac.

Morgantown attorney S. Sean Murphy has been indicted by the Marion County grand jury on a charge of malicious assault.

A commission studying West Virginia's highways will visit six cities this month to gather public input on how to address the system's needs.

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ZUMPETTA, Linda Jo, 63, of New Martinsville, WV, died Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Liza's Place in Wheeling, WV.