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Community, Featured, Government, Latest News, Morgantown Council
Encampment ban discussion on Tuesday’s city council agenda
2 hours agoMORGANTOWN — A citywide ban on camping or using “camp paraphernalia” on any public property will be up for discussion when Morgantown City Council convenes for Tuesday’s […]
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Energy, WV PSC
Hope Gas and Quantum Pleasants continue dispute over gas service to new hydrogen plant
4 hours agoMORGANTOWN – Hope Gas and Quantum Pleasants recharged their dispute this week over Hope providing gas to the former Pleasants Power Station and the planned new adjacent […]
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Featured, Healthcare, Latest News
MCHD’s Huggins: Rise of Lyme disease warrants greater response
1 day agoMORGANTOWN — “Just looking at the graph, it’s pretty shocking. We’ve been saying all along that if COVID never came around, we’d be focused on Lyme disease. […]
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Congress, Latest News
Federal prison oversight bill co-sponsored by Manchin and Capito signed into law
1 day agoMORGANTOWN — President Biden signed into law on Thursday the Federal Prison Oversight Act — a bill co-sponsored by Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito to […]
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Business, Community, Congress, Latest News, State Government
Sen. Capito secures $26M for Morgantown Industrial Park road project; bill heads to full Senate
1 day agoMORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito told The Dominion Post on Thursday that the Senate Appropriations Committee has marked up and sent to the full Senate an […]
Recent News
Sports
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WVU Football Position Preview: Consistency, not star power, fuels Mountaineers’ defensive front
July 26, 2024MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s defensive line was a position group defined by its consistency last season, not its star power. [...] -
Thomas slam lifts Post 2 to opening-round win in state tournament
July 25, 2024MARTINSBURG — After trailing 4-1 early in its opening round contest at the W. Va. American Legion State Baseball [...] -
Morgantown kicker Aidan Stire announces his commitment to WVU
July 25, 2024MORGANTOWN — One of the top specialists in West Virginia will remain in the Mountain State as Morgantown High School’s Aidan [...] -
WVU Football Position Preview: Mountaineer offensive line looks to ‘reload’ after departures of Frazier and Nester
July 25, 2024MORGANTOWN — The story with West Virginia’s offensive line heading into 2024 is more about who’s gone rather than who’s [...] -
Passion, mental focus guided former WVU rifle coach Ed Etzel to a gold medal in 1984
July 25, 2024MORGANTOWN — For the longest time, the Olympic gold medal sat on top of Dr. Ed Etzel’s refrigerator, or maybe it was in his [...] -
Confidence and consistency keys to Post 2’s success heading into state legion tournament
July 24, 2024MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Post 2 has had an impressive summer, tallying 28 wins and only five losses, and will aim to continue [...]
- After a tough year of rehab, Dayne Leonard is back behind the plate and looking for another shot at the pros
- Eight current and former Mountaineers to compete at Paris Olympics
- WVU’s loss to Iowa still hurts, but doors were opened for Mountaineers after the game
Cops and Courts
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Preston County man charged after firing gun close to houses
July 25, 2024Deputies in Preston County arrested an Aurora man Wednesday after he allegedly fired a gun within a few feet of his residence [...] -
Morgantown Man charged with third-degree sexual assault with preteen girl
July 23, 2024A Morgantown man was charged with third-degree sexual assault after allegedly having sex with a 12-year-old girl. [...] -
Former North Elementary principal enters new plea
July 22, 2024Natalie Webb, the former principal of North Elementary School in Morgantown, was back in court Monday afternoon with defense [...] -
19-year-old Maryland man accused of Mountain Valley murder
July 19, 2024The name of the 21-year-old victim of a deadly shooting early July 11 was released Friday by the Monongalia County Sheriff’s [...] -
Hearing continued for man accused of wife’s murder
July 17, 2024Court proceedings in the case of a Cheat Lake man accused of killing his wife on April 19 were continued Wednesday in Monongalia [...] -
2 arrested in separate animal cruelty cases in Preston County
July 16, 2024Arrests were made in two unrelated animal cruelty cases reported in Preston County over the weekend, one in Masontown on [...]
- Expired registration leads to drug arrest
- Sheriff: Fatal shooting an ‘isolated incident’
- $1M for family of man who died in custody of state police
Local Government
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Encampment ban discussion on Tuesday’s city council agenda
July 26, 2024MORGANTOWN — A citywide ban on camping or using “camp paraphernalia” on any public property will be up for discussion when [...] -
Hope Gas and Quantum Pleasants continue dispute over gas service to new hydrogen plant
July 26, 2024MORGANTOWN – Hope Gas and Quantum Pleasants recharged their dispute this week over Hope providing gas to the former Pleasants [...] -
Move over, Babydog: Jim Justice is getting a bobblehead, too
July 26, 2024First Babydog, now Big Jim. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee announced Friday that Justice, the [...] -
Federal prison oversight bill cosponsored by Manchin and Capito signed into law
July 25, 2024President Biden signed into law on Thursday the Federal Prison Oversight Act — a bill cosponsored by Sens. Joe Manchin and [...] -
Lawsuit could seek to hold arts secretary responsible for cost of mural that includes dog image
July 25, 2024A possible lawsuit against the State of West Virginia could seek to hold Randall Reid-Smith, secretary for arts, culture and [...] -
Federal prison oversight bill co-sponsored by Manchin and Capito signed into law
July 25, 2024MORGANTOWN — President Biden signed into law on Thursday the Federal Prison Oversight Act — a bill co-sponsored by Sens. Joe [...]
- Sen. Capito secures $26M for Morgantown Industrial Park road project; bill heads to full Senate
- Kingwood Council discusses plans for Civic Center celebration
- Public comments oppose Lake Lynn Generation’s request to lower Cheat Lake; company submits more information to support proposal
Opinion
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No, Harris is not going to ‘steal’ the Democratic Party nomination
July 25, 2024In a startlingly swift sequence of events, Vice President Kamala Harris has won the support of party leaders, donors and — most [...] -
In memes and money, Harris’ political instincts are paying off
July 25, 2024by Mary McNamara Never has an NCAA Sports Day been so widely and breathlessly covered as it was on Monday. And never has it been [...] -
Justice Cabinet Secretary simultaneously raised money for PAC
July 25, 2024Justice administration cabinet member Mark Scott resigned recently after the Governor’s Office became aware that Scott was [...] -
JD Vance’s rise debunks myth of trickle-down economics
July 25, 2024by Nir Kaissar With Donald Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his running mate, the Republican Party has cemented its turn toward [...] -
SCOTUS ethics rules, term limits good for democracy
July 24, 2024President Joe Biden is reportedly pondering support for a legislative package that would enact ethics rules with the force of law [...] -
Is replacing Biden as the nominee an attack on democracy? Hardly
July 24, 2024by Jonah Goldberg Alas, the coronation of Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee is complete. Democrats are surprisingly [...]
- The far left won’t be badly missed
- Justice’s business, debts could cause conflict of interest
- Biden’s decision to drop out a patriotic moment in a long life of service