Morgantown News

Police have no motive in the slaying of a 16-year-old Skylar Neese. Her friend pleaded guilty to stabbing her and hiding the body 30 miles away under a pile of branches.

Rock music and a spirit of caring for others filled the Underground Railroad nightclub at 123 Pleasant St.

December 1, 2012; Morgantown, WV, USA; Kansas Jayhawks head coach Charlie Weis reacts on the sidelines against the West Virginia Mountaineers during the third quarter at Milan Puskar Stadium.

The U.S. Census Bureau said Morgantown is poised to surpass Parkersburg as the state's third-largest city, but officials say the impact - if it occurs - will be minimal as there are factors that may keep the city in its current position.

A West Virginia state trooper accused of fraudulently obtaining leave pay by allegedly lying about attending military training was indicted Wednesday on one count of felony fraudulent schemes by a Berkeley County grand jury.

The West Virginia Music Hall of Fame and Cafe Cimino will host their annual Garden Party from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Cafe Cimino in Sutton.

U.S. District Judge Irene Keeley has disqualified herself from hearing a lawsuit filed over a 6-year-old degree scandal at West Virginia University, citing a federal statute that requires judges to step aside if their impartiality could be questioned.

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With eight in 10 farmers making less than $10,000 a year, West Virginia will never rival big Midwestern factory farms in producing food.

An annual report by the Student Rights and Responsibilities Committee shows the number of malicious burning violations declined from 21 in the 2011-2012 academic year to nine in the past school year.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- So, you're out of school and not quite ready for the real world? West Virginia University Extension Service may be able to help.

Some already have jobs, others are still looking, while others will choose to earn more degrees.

When singer Chris Collins decided to play a John Denver tribute concert at a friend's prompting, 300 people showed up to pack a small bar after reading an article in a local newspaper.

Two former business school deans caught up in a master's degree scandal six years ago are suing West Virginia University again, arguing that the school has ignored its obligation to repair their tarnished reputations.

Morgantown's High Street Jazz Band will swing into Marlinton on May 23 for a pay-what-you-can concert at 7 p.m. as part of the group's educational tour throughout the state.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Transcripts of a secret plea hearing show a teenager involved in the 2012 stabbing death of a Star City girl planned the slaying with an accomplice.

West Virginia University Hospitals-East has changed its name to University Healthcare.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Sophia Mayor Danny Barr says insurance companies will pay $600,000 to an ex-officer who sued the Police Department with claims he was harassed and fired because he is black.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- A Morgantown man faces as many as 43 years in prison in connection with the October 2011 slaying of a Fairmont woman.

Bidders for multimedia rights to certain West Virginia University athletic events will have until June 18 to respond to a newly issued request for proposals, the school announced Tuesday.