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Greene County driver guilty in W. Va. crash that killed two

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A Monongalia County jury found a Greene County man guilty on all charges in connection with a January 2024 crash on Interstate 79 that killed two Morgantown residents. Thomas H. Horner III, 39, of Bobtown, was convicted Wednesday of two counts of negligent homicide and ...

Trial begins for Greene man charged in fatal W.Va. crash

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Testimony began Tuesday in the trial of a Greene County man charged in connection with a January 2024 crash on Interstate 79 that killed two young adults from Morgantown. The defendant, Thomas H. Horner III, 39, of Bobtown, faces two counts of negligent homicide and one ...

Fayette man arrested for child pornography

A Fayette County man is in custody after being accused of sharing child pornography on the internet. Police said the investigation into Ryan Plesz, 35, of Vanderbilt, began last week after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a tip from the cloud computing company ...

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Who’s the starting QB? At WVU, it’s everybody

By Spencer Ripchik For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Through the spring, the summer, and into fall camp, the biggest question was who West Virginia’s starting quarterback was going to be. Was it going to be returner Nicco Marchiol, Texas ...

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AFC North preview: QB position is key to reaching top of division

By Noah Trister AP Sports Writer Two years after the entire AFC North finished with a winning record, the division's depth looks a lot more shaky. The explanation is simple: Two teams have top-tier quarterbacks, one very clearly does not — and the other is putting a lot of faith in an ...

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Pham’s two-run single lifts Pirates over Cardinals

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tommy Pham hit a two-run single in the sixth inning to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. The highly-touted Bubba Chandler (1-0) pitched four scoreless innings of relief of starter Carmen Mlodzinski for his first ...

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OP-ED: Random thoughts about man’s stupidity

I am only 18 months away from turning 80, and truthfully, the way things are going, if seven more of my classmates pass away, I could end up being the valedictorian of my high school class. One thing I’ve consistently observed in life is the ongoing display of consistency that humankind ...

Living

Ohiopyle tops list of ‘great value stays’

With breath-taking scenery, dozens of trails for biking and hiking, and wildlife spread over more than 20,000 acres, Ohiopyle State Park ranked first among state parks across the U.S. for “great value stays” The HomeToGo 2025 State Park Index ranked the top 100 parks on affordability, ...

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