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Morgantown facing second lawsuit tied to former deputy director
1 day agoMORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown is facing a second lawsuit claiming it failed to take appropriate corrective action in response to harassment alleged against its former […]
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MGW on pace to soar past 14,000 enplanements in 2025
1 day agoMORGANTOWN — 7,302 enplanements in six months. That’s 7,302 paying customers boarding aircraft at the Morgantown Municipal Airport between Jan. 1 and June 30. To get some […]
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MUB approves fix for sewer line impacting Deckers Creek
3 days agoMORGANTOWN — It took the Morgantown Utility Board about 10 minutes Thursday afternoon to spend $900,000. In a brief emergency meeting, the board approved expenditures tied to […]
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Popenoe Run project completion date pushed to Aug. 31
4 days agoMORGANTOWN — Steady progress is being made, but there’s likely six weeks of work remaining on the Morgantown Utility Board’s sewer line and stream restoration project along […]
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Local officials ready to work alongside new WVU president
5 days agoMORGANTOWN — Cheek to jowl. That’s how former WVU President Gordon Gee once described the relationship between the university and the city of Morgantown. The imagery speaks […]
Recent News
Sports
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Best Virginia survives, sets up TBT showdown with Herd That
July 19, 2025MORGANTOWN — Best Virginia squandered a 17-point lead to begin the fourth quarter and had to pull off a mini-comeback [...] -
WVU football players on pace, but still looking to achieve higher tempo before fall
July 18, 2025MORGANTOWN — The summertime for college football players isn’t an offseason. There are times when players get time off, [...] -
COLUMN: The top 10 things that makes a WVU fan’s blood boil
July 18, 2025MORGANTOWN — You walk into a grocery store to buy a pack of gum and the person in front of you has a full cart, won’t let [...] -
Post 2 captures Area 2 tournament title over Clarksburg Post 13, 4-3
July 18, 2025MORGANTOWN – Morgantown Post 2 secured the Area 2 title on Thursday night with a grinding 4-3 victory over a scrappy [...] -
The West connection with a lot of “layers” will play a major role for Best Virginia in TBT
July 17, 2025MORGANTOWN — The last time Jarrod West shared the Charleston Coliseum floor with his son — also named Jarrod, [...] -
Post 2 outlasts weather, rallies late against Bridgeport Post 68 to advance to Area 2 championship
July 17, 2025MORGANTOWN – Twenty-one runs were scored between Morgantown Post 2 and Bridgeport Post 68 on Wednesday night in the Area 2 [...]
- Morgantown’s Brayden Parks set to play key role in the trenches for Mohigans
- COLUMN: Think Provo, Utah, is not a Big 12 road trip worth taking? Think again
- Post 2 downs Buckhannon 5-2 to begin Area 2 tournament, faces Bridgeport Wednesday
Cops and Courts
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Biaforas, Lake Lynn Generation await judge’s decision on next step in Cheat Lake drought lawsuit
June 11, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Both sides in the Biafora family business dispute with Lake Lynn Generation following last [...] -
Identity of human remains confirmed
June 6, 2025MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with theWest Virginia Office of the Chief Medical [...] -
Remains found in wooded area being cleared for bridge project
June 3, 2025MORGANTOWN – Deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office responded Monday to the discovery of human remains [...] -
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
- Case of former Hopemont nurse charged in patient’s scalding death heads to Preston Circuit Court
- Hope Gas continues condemnation suits for Morgantown pipeline route; some settle, some fighting
Local Government
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Mon Power, Potomac Edison see steady rise in solar net-metering customers
July 18, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – FirstEnergy sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison have seen substantial growth in new [...] -
NASA responds to questions about budget cut for Fairmont IV&V facility
July 9, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – NASA on Monday responded to questions from The Dominion Post about proposed budget cuts at [...] -
NASA IV&V in Fairmont faces drastic funding cut
July 5, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – NASA’s Katherine Johnson Independent Verification & Validation Facility in Fairmont [...] -
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits NETL
June 25, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright toured the National Energy Technology Laboratory [...] -
DOGE terminates $9 million state digital equity grant
June 22, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – A $9 million federal grant to the state Economic Development Department recently got [...] -
Stewartstown residents share opposition to MARL transmission line
June 21, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN– Stewartstown-area residents gathered at the community building Saturday afternoon to learn [...]
- Hope Gas seeks PSC approval for $2 increase in its Pipeline and Expansion Program rates
- WVU, WVSU see research grants terminated under DOGE
- Four groups file federal challenge to state’s right to permit injection wells for carbon storage
Opinion
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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.
October 30, 2024When most West Virginians think about being on top of things and getting the job done, they aren’t thinking about paperwork. [...]
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