As with the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, the determination of whether a shooting is a murder or justifiable self-defense by the police of a civilian is based on three criteria at the said time and place. The first, a threat must be present. The threat need not be verbal. Renee Good ...
* Two local education powerhouses are teaming up to provide more options for students. Washington State College of Ohio students will now be able to get a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity by taking classes through West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Innovation and Technology ...
First Wirt Courthouse Burned Col. Thomas Tavenner contributed the first square of land where the Wirt County courthouse is now standing, and whose deed for it was the first deed recorded in Wirt County. In the organization of Wirt County there was quite a contest between Beauchamp’s Mills ...
When it comes to contesting statewide and legislative races, the West Virginia Democratic Party should be commended for its candidate recruitment efforts heading into the 2026 elections. I don’t say that because I have a specific bias one way or another. But I do believe that a healthy ...
Governments have only a limited number of ways to support private businesses — large or small. Whether we like it or not, spending taxpayer money is one of them. The question becomes whether the return is larger than the investment — whether that money is being spent prudently. So, one ...
This winter, it is something that I cannot describe. It is unbelievable and I know it’s not over yet. Who ever thought we would be buried in snow for a couple weeks, and we are lucky in comparison with other states. Kids are happy because they didn’t have to go to school. They don’t ...
