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Morgantown Council finalizes 100% sewer rate hike for Cheat Lake
3 days agoMORGANTOWN — Sewer rates for some 3,400 Cheat Lake customers of the Morgantown Utility Board will double starting Nov. 29. Earlier this week, Morgantown City Council finalized […]
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Catholic Charities opens Grace Shelter to the community
4 days agoMORGANTOWN — There’s been a lot of talk in recent months about the closure of the former Bartlett House triage shelter in Hazel’s House of Hope and […]
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County VFDs take exception to commission’s plan for state fire dollars
5 days agoMORGANTOWN — To quote a Paul Newman classic, ‘What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.’ At least, that’s certainly how it appears. Monongalia County Volunteer Fire […]
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City to test Belmar, Waverly as one-way streets
5 days agoMORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown is hoping to improve traffic flow through a student-heavy section of town. Earlier this week, Morgantown City Council signed off on […]
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Dower reappointed by West Virginia First Foundation Region 4
6 days agoMORGANTOWN — For the second time in just over five months, Jonathan Dower has been selected to represent Region 4 on the West Virginia First Foundation. The […]
Recent News
Sports
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COULMN: WVU has much work to do to salvage a season that was once filled with promise
October 20, 2024MORGANTOWN — As the minutes ticked away in the fourth quarter Saturday, the line of cars stretched from the parking lot at [...] -
No. 17 Kansas State hands WVU a nightmarish 45-18 defeat
October 20, 2024MORGANTOWN — So much was the same for the West Virginia University football team between last Saturday’s game and this [...] -
A move up in competition for Ty French also meant a change in the weather
October 19, 2024Ty French could have been satisfied with being one of the best defensive players in the Football Championship Subdivision in [...] -
SUNDAY CONVERSATION: Jordan McCabe learned much about himself in one season as WVU hoops assistant
October 19, 2024MORGANTOWN — Jordan McCabe is back home now, well, what he considers one of his two homes. He is an assistant coach at [...] -
No. 1 Spring Mills tops University High, Cardinals give up their first points allowed on season
October 19, 2024SPRING MILLS — Coming off a bye week, Spring Mills’ energy was high going into Friday night’s contest against [...] -
Morgantown High takes down No. 5 Parkersburg South
October 19, 2024PARKERSBURG –Parkersburg South must fill the role of road warriors in order to secure a minimum of one home game for the [...]
- Preston falls 57-7 to Bridgeport on the road
- Clay-Battelle with all to play for despite defeat against No. 6 Cameron
- Javon Small goes big in making a good first impression, WVU takes down Charleston in exhibition
Cops and Courts
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Police report provides details on John Raese DUI arrest
October 15, 2024dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – A criminal complaint filed in Monongalia County Magistrate Court offers some details on [...] -
Cheat Lake Marina files for temporary restraining order against Lake Lynn Generation to prevent lowering Cheat Lake level
October 1, 2024MORGANTOWN – The recent rains have raised the level of Cheat Lake back above the minimum required by the Federal Energy [...] -
WVU reports campus crime down in key areas
September 25, 2024MORGANTOWN — WVU reports a decrease in crime in several key areas for 2023 compared to the previous year. The WVU Police [...] -
Fleeing suspects arrested in Preston and Mon counties
September 16, 2024A Preston County man faces charges after allegedly fleeing from police in both Monongalia and Preston counties and striking a [...] -
Morgantown man arrested for multiple break-ins
September 13, 2024On Thursday, Morgantown police detectives arrested Dustin Vernon Gomes, 38, of Morgantown, for two separate breaking-and-entering [...] -
Morgantown man charged with stalking victim with protective order
September 12, 2024A Morgantown man was charged in Monongalia County Magistrate Court Thursday with stalking or harassment in violation of a [...]
- Charleston man who provided false identity charged under real name
- Third man arraigned after High Street drug bust
- Drug task force searches North High apartment
Local Government
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A look at campaign dollars for contested Morgantown-area legislative races
October 11, 2024MORGANTOWN – Only a handful of Morgantown-area legislative races are competitive this year. A look at their campaign finances [...] -
Longview Power daughter companies ask PSC for extensions to build and begin operating gas-fired power plant
October 11, 2024MORGANTOWN – In April 2020, the Public Service Commission granted Longview Power a citing certificate to build a 1,200-megawatt [...] -
Republicans outpace Democrats for campaign money in attorney general, secretary of state races
October 9, 2024MORGANTOWN – Republicans are out-fundraising and out-spending their Democratic rivals in the statewide races for attorney [...] -
Commission to pass $500,000 to city, county fire departments
October 9, 2024MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission has more than $500,000 from the state waiting to be distributed to fire [...] -
Republican Morrisey far outruns the pack in campaign dollars in the race for governor
October 8, 2024MORGANTOWN – Republican Attorney General continues to lead the pack in campaign fundraising and spending in the race for [...] -
PSC orders utilities and cable companies to provide outage alerts via text and email
October 4, 2024MORGANTOWN — The state Public Service Commission has ordered all utilities and cable companies — except motor carriers — to [...]
- Cheat Lake sewer rate increase set at 100%; project cost remains unknown
- Hope and Cardinal gas customers will see some rate cuts if PSC staff recommendations approved
- Council postpones vote on significant ward map changes
Opinion
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If 5% tax cut passes, Jim Justice wins but W.Va. loses
September 21, 2024In a surreal turn of events, we find ourselves in the company of the likes of gubernatorial candidate Patrick Morrisey and Senate [...] -
Not goodbye — just ‘talk to you later’
September 21, 2024I’d been working for The Dominion Post as a copy editor for roughly six months when Randy Vealey, the former opinion editor, [...] -
Sept. 22 letters to the editor
September 21, 2024Political rhetoric is still protected free speech “Harris condemns Trump rhetoric” (DP-09-18-24) Harris stated in the [...] -
Guest essay: Tackling concussions takes a team
September 21, 20245 most important people to reduce concussions in youth sports By Javier Cárdenas Much has been stated about the protective [...] -
You can impact politics
September 21, 2024“I am only me; but still I am one. I cannot do everything; but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I [...] -
With TV drug ads, what you see isn’t always what you get
September 21, 2024by Elisabeth Rosenthal Triumphant music plays as cancer patients go camping, do some gardening, and watch fireworks in ads for [...]
- Editorial encore: Most of W.Va. has local news for now
- Searching for a lost truth
- Community schools do more for students than ‘parents’ rights’