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Mountaineer Food Bank director: Community the antidote to volatility
8 hours agoMORGANTOWN — Statewide, 600 households with senior citizens — including 300 in the Mountaineer Food Bank coverage area — are no longer eligible for the state’s Senior […]
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Land reuse agency seeking direction, support from city
1 day agoMORGANTOWN — Morgantown’s Land Reuse and Preservation Agency wants direction and support from city hall. It’s a theme that has been running through LRPA meetings for months […]
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Owens & Minor plans opening, sues WestRidge to void original lease
2 days agoMORGANTOWN – On June 27, 2022, WVU Medicine and Owens & Minor celebrated the groundbreaking of a planned 350,000-square foot “center of excellence” for medical supplies and […]
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Westover Council talking fireworks as large retailer eyes store location
2 days agoWESTOVER — According to city code, it remains perfectly legal for any sober individual who’s at least 18 years old to enjoy consumer fireworks in the city […]
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County commission commends response to Easter weekend storm
3 days agoMORGANTOWN — In his tenure on the Monongalia County Commission, Jeff Arnett said he’s come to understand that unexpected, early-morning phone calls are rarely made to deliver […]
Recent News
Sports
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Jacksonville takes WVU lineman Wyatt Milum in third round of NFL Draft
April 26, 2025MORGANTOWN — West Virginia homegrown talent, offensive lineman Wyatt Milum, heard his name called in this year’s NFL [...] -
One-hit WVU still pulls out 4-1 victory against UCF to open series
April 26, 2025MORGANTOWN — No matter how long Steve Sabins’ tenure as West Virginia’s baseball coach lasts, he may never win another [...] -
University boys lacrosse rolls past Musselman 18-1, continues to build momentum towards playoffs
April 26, 2025MORGANTOWN – Since dropping two of the first three games of its 2025 season, the University High School boys lacrosse team [...] -
Bredeson sparks rally, MHS captures OVAC baseball title
April 25, 2025CADIZ, Ohio — Just when it appeared Wheeling Park was headed for a third straight win over Morgantown this season, the Mohigans [...] -
COLUMN: WVU’s two brightest NBA stars are on a collision course for supremacy in the playoffs
April 24, 2025MORGANTOWN — They are two shining stars currently barreling through the NBA playoffs and, seemingly, on a collision course [...] -
Bridgeport pulls away late, knocks off University High
April 24, 2025MORGANTOWN — If high school baseball games only lasted five innings, the University’s squad could walk away from [...]
- Wisman deals, defense shines as Morgantown earns 3-0 shutout victory over Wheeling Park
- College Football Playoff meetings could impact WVU’s future postseason path
- Penn State ends No. 14 WVU’s winning streak with a 3-2 victory
Cops and Courts
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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
February 6, 2025DPNews@DominionPost.com The investigation of a fatal accident on the Cheat Lake Bridge at Interstate 68 last month that sent a [...]
- Two former Hopemont employees charged with felonies in scalding death of incapacitated patient
- Mon Sheriff asks community to quell rumors about bridge crash
- Charges filed in December standoff at law firm
Local Government
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A look at bills that crossed the legislative finish line
April 14, 2025MORGANTOWN – The 2025 legislative session wrapped up at midnight Saturday, and a number of bills we followed along the way [...] -
Senate Holocaust education bill dies in the House – again
April 11, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Legislature is plowing through bills as it heads to close of session midnight [...] -
CarePortal program to help families in need goes live in Mon County
April 10, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Department of Human Services Secretary Alex Mayer came to Morgantown on Thursday to join [...] -
Senate passes bills limiting cell phones in schools, plowing roads in Mon and Preston
April 9, 2025MORGANTOWN – The state Senate on Wednesday passed bills launching a pilot project to plow secondary roads in Monongalia and [...] -
Senate passes House bill stripping some university board of governors members of voting rights
April 9, 2025DBeard@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN — A divided state Senate on Wednesday passed the House bill stripping the voting rights from [...] -
House passes amended Senate municipal elections bill and returns it to Senate
April 7, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates on Monday passed and sent back to the Senate the bill to align [...]
- Senate committee advances bill to remove voting power from 4 WVU BOG members
- House amends Senate city elections bill to shorten time for municipalities to change their voting dates
- Senate committee adds third option to bill for schools to put guards on campus
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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