Recent News
Sports
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James Byner pitches UHS baseball to a shutout of Preston
May 16, 2025MORGANTOWN — James Bryner certainly picked a good time to have his best pitching outing of the 2025 baseball season. The [...] -
Morgantown girls, University boys capture Region I track and field titles
May 16, 2025MORGANTOWN – Thursday afternoon was the hottest day of the season at the Class AAA Region I track and field meet at Mylan [...] -
No. 17 WVU shut out by Kansas, still captures Big 12 championship
May 16, 2025GRANVILLE — What may have been the most “That’s so West Virginia” type of situation was pulled off Thursday night [...] -
Even with athletics background, Michael T. Benson to leave WVU sports to Wren Baker
May 15, 2025MORGANTOWN — BYU basketball has had numerous well-known players who wore the blue and white. One of them, who people might [...] -
UHS signing day: seven seniors sign to continue academic, athletic careers; Umbright heads to the University of Pittsburgh
May 14, 2025MORGANTOWN—Seven University High School seniors secured their plans for the future of their academic and athletic careers on [...] -
Heavy-hitting Kansas in the way of No. 17 WVU capturing Big 12 baseball title
May 14, 2025MORGANTOWN — It would have been an added bonus if No. 17 WVU could walk into Kendrick Family Ballpark today with a Big 12 [...]
- Baylee Wilson’s late score sends top-ranked UHS girls’ lacrosse team to state finals
- Morgantown cruises into WVSLA state championship with 19-7 semifinal triumph over Fairmont Senior
- Morgantown High alum, former Mountaineer Aaron Jamison, commits to South Carolina after strong sophomore campaign
Cops and Courts
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Wednesday’s fatal crash under investigation
May 1, 2025MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Wednesday crash on Grafton Road that claimed the life [...] -
Morgantown man accused of attempting to take flashbang grenade through Pittsburgh airport security
April 9, 2025PITTSBURGH — A Morgantown man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of possession of an [...] -
Case of former Hopemont Hospital nurse assistant accused in resident’s scalding death goes to Preston County grand jury
March 6, 2025EDITOR’S NOTE: The Dominion Post reporter David Beard is not related to Kylah Beard, the defendant in this case. [...] -
All nine suspects identified and charged in Morgantown robbery, assault case
February 18, 2025Morgantown officials announced on Tuesday that all nine individuals connected to a robbery and assault that occurred in the early [...] -
Case of former Hopemont nurse charged in patient’s scalding death heads to Preston Circuit Court
February 14, 2025EDITOR’S NOTE: The Dominion Post reporter David Beard is not related to Kylah Beard, one of the defendants in this case. [...] -
Hope Gas continues condemnation suits for Morgantown pipeline route; some settle, some fighting
February 11, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Thirty-one condemnation suits filed by Hope Gas against western Monongalia County [...]
- Sheriff determining ‘level of involvement’ rig had in fatal crash on Cheat Lake Bridge
- Two former Hopemont employees charged with felonies in scalding death of incapacitated patient
- Mon Sheriff asks community to quell rumors about bridge crash
Local Government
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Four groups file federal challenge to state’s right to permit injection wells for carbon storage
May 14, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia Surface Owners Rights Organization and three environmental groups have [...] -
Preston County Senior Citizens hoping for new building
May 13, 2025KINGWOOD — A possible new building, the annual Spring Fling, and Off Our Rocker Yard Sale make the coming two months busy ones [...] -
Residents turn out for open house on proposed 105-mile power line from Pennsylvania to Virginia
May 12, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Several hundred people turned out at the Erickson Alumni Center Monday afternoon for an [...] -
PSC denies West Virginia American Water proposal to automatically enroll customers in paperless billing
May 7, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – West Virginia American Water’s quest to channel most of its customers into paperless [...] -
WVU research VP urges faculty to remain calm as federal actions foster uncertainty
May 6, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Uncertainty remains the key word as WVU continues to work out how Trump administration [...] -
Hope Gas files rate hike proposal with Public Service Commission
May 2, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Hope Gas filed with the Public Service Commission this week to increase its base rates. [...]
- A look at bills that crossed the legislative finish line
- DOGE reports 10 HHS grants to state Health Department terminated
- Senate Holocaust education bill dies in the House – again
Opinion
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Daniel D. Sperandio
April 29, 2025Daniel D. Sperandio, 75, of Core, passed away Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, in his residence, with his family at his side.He was [...] -
Just who is the king of D.C.’s bureaucracy?
November 4, 2024“That didn’t stop me,” President Biden declared after the Supreme Court blocked his $430 billion student loan write-off in [...] -
Granville sales tax proposal appears overboard
November 3, 2024A move by the town council in Granville to become a Home Rule city and add a 1% municipal sales tax is of real concern. If [...] -
Each and every day, remember what’s important
November 3, 2024“They have so little, and we have so much.”“They are so happy, and yet we are so sad.”Those observations come from one of [...] -
Getting out the vote important
November 3, 2024Leaders of both major political parties agree on one thing: The presidential election scheduled for Tuesday is among the most [...] -
Be mindful of youth during travels today
October 31, 2024Forget about decades-old urban myths about razor blades and poisons hidden in Halloween candy — the real dangers tonight are [...]
- Bureaucracy getting in the way in W.Va.
- State DOH not serving county
- AI a powerful tool to benefit mankind
