Good morning, Morgantown.

WVU Medicine is encouraging locals to register as organ donors on Donor Day in Morgantown (state registration is nearly half the national average).

Today, WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance partners with Donate Life West Virginia and the Center for Organ Recovery and Education to celebrate West Virginia Donor Day in Morgantown.

West Virginia Go Marts will offer $10 gift cards to encourage donor registration, aimed at raising rates with education and saving lives.

State health officials confirmed a measles case in an unvaccinated Barbour County resident (the first in West Virginia since April 2024) and are conducting contact tracing while urging residents to update their vaccinations.

Mon General Hospital announced that a phishing attack discovered on May 6 exposed some patients' personal and medical details, and the hospital has secured email accounts while mailing notification letters offering free two-year credit monitoring.

WVU coach Ross Hodge said that freshman point guard Miles Sadler is working hard and staying humble in practice (recent videos show his smooth moves) as the team builds skill ahead of the season and aims to return to the NCAA tournament.

Maddox Twigg, a junior quarterback from Morgantown High, led his team to a state championship last season and earned the J.R.

House Award as the state's top quarterback. He will begin fall camp on Monday and plans to strengthen his team's passing and running game.

WVU football players Jordan Scruggs and Eddie Kelly Jr. are seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to extend their season eligibility—court dates are set for next week—as they challenge the NCAA's new age-based rule.

WVU defensive back Jordan Scruggs and defensive lineman Eddie Kelly Jr. are seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to gain an extra season under the NCAA 5 for 5 rule; both have court dates next week in Morgantown.

Local high school football teams are gearing up for the 2026 season after a record-setting 2025, with Morgantown High returning key players and University High's Brody Kehler set to hit the field on Aug.

28; Clay-Battelle is also expected to build on its breakthrough season.

Javan Buchanan's waiver to compete for the Mountaineers in the 2026-27 season was denied, and head coach Ross Hodge said the next step is a legal challenge with no hearing date set.

Buchanan continues to practice with the team & his legal team prepares for the process.