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Latest News
A walk through history: Volunteers restoring markers in Morgantown’s oldest cemetery
3 days agoMORGANTOWN — Longtime 1st Ward resident Margaret Roberts may have summed it up best when she wrote, “A walk through the original Oak Grove Cemetery is a […]
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Can council repeal the city’s camping ban?
3 days agoMORGANTOWN — Now that a new lineup has been sworn in, could Morgantown City Council simply repeal the camping ban ordinance upheld by the city’s voters on […]
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Second round of county opioid grants announced
4 days agoMORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission has concluded its second round of opioid grant funding, announcing seven awards totaling $454,900. The funds being distributed are provided to […]
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Report: Acorn Village flooding not a result of development
5 days agoMORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Director of Planning Andrew Gast-Bray said Wednesday the flooding that occurred in and around Acorn Village earlier this month was not caused by […]
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Community, News
A weekend full of Independence Day festivities
6 days agoMORGANTOWN — From fireworks to live music, communities are gearing up to celebrate Independence Day on Friday. The city’s largest event returns to the Ruby Amphitheater, the […]
Recent News
Sports
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No Big 12 preseason football poll this year, so we did our own
July 7, 2025FRISCO, Texas – The Big 12 conference announced it won’t release preseason rankings this season, following suit with the SEC. [...] -
Morgantown’s Ayden Shepard, Jerrod Thompson named 2025 USA Lacrosse High School All-Americans
July 7, 2025MORGANTOWN – Three boys lacrosse players from West Virginia were listed as 2025 All-Americans last week, with two of them [...] -
Javon Small will take first steps into NBA at Salt Lake City Summer League
July 4, 2025MORGANTOWN — The last time Javon Small was on a basketball court that mattered, he ended up criticizing himself for not [...] -
Morgantown High girls’ athletics captures WVSSAC Class AAAA Champions Cup
July 3, 2025MORGANTOWN — Morgantown High’s dominance in female sports was rewarded Thursday, as the Mohigans were named the girls’ [...] -
COLUMN: In the new age of sustaining college athletics, WVU has got to produce more bang for the people’s bucks
July 3, 2025MORGANTOWN — By now, you’ve either grown weary of hearing about the colossal game-changer in college athletics that is [...] -
COLUMN: MHS, UHS football will significantly benefit from EPAC inclusion and scheduling
July 2, 2025MORGANTOWN – With the ever-changing landscape of high school athletics in the state of West Virginia, some decisions need [...]
- Amir Jenkins reclassifies to 2025, point guard commits to WVU
- Clay-Battelle’s Kooper Statler aims to capitalize on standout 2024-2025 year
- Randy Meador became a fixture at WVU as the man no one wanted to see
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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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
June 19, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Hope Gas now has two rate-hike cases pending before the Public Service Commission. The [...] -
WVU, WVSU see research grants terminated under DOGE
May 25, 2025dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Colleges and universities across the country have seen research grants terminated under [...]
- Four groups file federal challenge to state’s right to permit injection wells for carbon storage
- Preston County Senior Citizens hoping for new building
- Residents turn out for open house on proposed 105-mile power line from Pennsylvania to Virginia
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. [...]
- State DOH not serving county
- AI a powerful tool to benefit mankind
- Properly dispose of prescription drugs