West Virginia University

The Home Builders Association of Washington County awarded $500 scholarships to nine students in the county. The students are Scott Hovermale, Clear Spring High; Brent Goebel, Williamsport High; Conor O’Brien, Boonsboro High; Aaron Wagner, Hancock...

Youth volunteer Christiana Hess of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center was selected as the $20,000 scholarship winner of the Jesse Brown Memorial Youth Scholarship Program. Named in memory of the second secretary of veterans affairs, the Disabled...

Chelsee Beal, 18, has been showing and working with animals for more than a dozen years. The recent Rockwood Area High School graduate is hoping to turn that experience into a career as a veterinarian.   "I really just love the animals," she said. "I...

It's official. As of 12:01 a.m. Sunday, TCU and West Virginia University are part of the Big 12 Conference. At that same exact moment, founding Big 12 conference members Missouri and Texas A&M completed their move to the Southeastern Conference. Sunday...

A Washington County resident was awarded a Doctor of Pharmacy from the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. Kellyn Cole of Williamsport is a member of the WVU School of Pharmacy Class of 2012. Cole is the daughter of Pamela and David Cole Jr....

Hagerstown Police Department Officer Thomas Cox was selected as the Hagerstown Police Department’s officer of the month for April Cox was nominated by several of his supervisors for his alert, proactive policing and his quick, decisive reaction to...

Former West Virginia head football coach Bill Stewart died Monday of an apparent heart attack, West Virginia University announced in a news release. He was playing in a West Virginia Hospitality and Tourism Association annual golf tournament with...

Former West Virginia University football coach Bill Stewart has died of what the athletic department says was an apparent heart attack. It happened Monday afternoon, but the university did not immediately release any further details. Stewart resigned...

George and Demie Wilhelm, of Bel Air, announce the engagement of their daughter, Angela Denise Wilhelm, to Davis Nolan Linton, son of Tom and Michele Linton, of Pylesville. Wilhelm is a 2004 graduate of Bel Air High School and a 2008 graduate of Towson...

West Virginia University Hospitals-East MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Dr. Babak Barmar, board-certified nephrologist, recently joined the medical staffs at West Virginia University Hospitals-East’s City Hospital and Jefferson Memorial Hospital....

With two National Merit Scholarship finalists among them plus $3 million awarded in scholarships, the Hedgesville High School Class of 2012 had a good year. The school’s commencement was held Saturday morning at Shepherd University’s...

Anthony Cory Ham, a Jefferson High School senior, would have been the first in his family to graduate from high school if a tragic accident last month had not claimed his young life. Instead, his cap and gown were presented to his mother and other family...