Alex Wiederspiel, WVMetroNews.com, Author at The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/author/alexwiederspiel/ Morgantown Area News Mon, 03 Jun 2019 08:03:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.dominionpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-81287318_3042289439136500_6974497821747576832_n-32x32.png Alex Wiederspiel, WVMetroNews.com, Author at The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/author/alexwiederspiel/ 32 32 Mon County delegates think DOH shorted district by nearly $15M https://www.dominionpost.com/2019/04/24/mon-county-delegates-think-doh-shorted-district-by-nearly-15m/ Wed, 24 Apr 2019 14:36:19 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=40965 MORGANTOWN — Some state delegates from Monongalia County believe DOH District 4 was short-changed nearly $15 million the last two years. Del. Evan Hansen, D-Monongalia, believes the Division of Highways […]

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]]> WVU Medicine set to add 5th hospital in 2 years https://www.dominionpost.com/2019/04/15/wvu-medicine-set-to-add-5th-hospital-in-2-years/ Mon, 15 Apr 2019 23:07:17 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=40415 MORGANTOWN — Twenty-three years later, the major mission to increase West Virginians’ access to healthcare remains largely unchanged. While the mission continues, some of what WVU Health System is doing to […]

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]]> Police identify victim, seek Morgantown man in fatal Fairmont shooting https://www.dominionpost.com/2019/04/11/police-identify-victim-seek-morgantown-man-in-fatal-fairmont-shooting/ Thu, 11 Apr 2019 22:11:22 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=40038 FAIRMONT — Police identify the victim in a fatal Fairmont shooting and search for a Morgantown man in connection with the incident. Justin KaShaun Hughes, 27, of Fairmont, died Wednesday […]

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]]> Area leaders push Manchin, Capito to halt emissions change to EPA vehicles rule https://www.dominionpost.com/2019/03/20/area-leaders-push-manchin-capito-to-halt-emissions-change-to-epa-vehicles-rule/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 21:46:21 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=37773 MORGANTOWN — Four local leaders are urging Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., to petition the Environmental Protection Agency and halt a change to a 7-year old […]

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]]> McKinley hopeful BOP committed to increasing staff at Hazelton prison https://www.dominionpost.com/2019/03/14/mckinley-hopeful-bop-committed-to-increasing-staff-at-hazelton-prison/ Thu, 14 Mar 2019 18:05:06 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=37197 MORGANTOWN — Increasing the staff size at USP Hazelton has been highlighted for months following a violent 2018 at the prison, which included the high-profile murder of notorious gangster James […]

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]]> Mon commissioner Tom Bloom and Preston commissioner Samantha Stone talk DOH issues https://www.dominionpost.com/2019/03/12/mon-commissioner-tom-bloom-and-preston-commissioner-samantha-stone-talk-doh-issues/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:13:02 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=36995 MORGANTOWN — The threat, according to Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom, is the state moving backwards. An improved economic forecast can easily go the other direction, Bloom said Tuesday, […]

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]]> Morgantown Police chief anticipates six more “snow day riot” arrests https://www.dominionpost.com/2019/03/07/morgantown-police-chief-anticipates-six-more-snow-day-riot-arrests/ Thu, 07 Mar 2019 19:47:23 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=36274 Six more arrests are anticipated in connection to the Feb. 1 “snow day riots” at WVU, which would follow 11 arrests announced Wednesday. Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston spoke Thursday […]

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]]> Governor, lawmakers take flurry of action on secondary roads https://www.dominionpost.com/2019/02/26/gov-justice-directs-division-of-highways-to-repair-roads-in-preston-county/ Tue, 26 Feb 2019 17:05:27 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=35414 MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice has directed a team of of DOH officials, including Department of Transportation Secretary Tom Smith, to form a rapid response team to address concerns over road […]

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]]> Educators in Monongalia and Marion more certain in opposition to Senate bill https://www.dominionpost.com/2019/02/19/educators-in-monongalia-and-marion-more-certain-in-opposition-to-senate-bill/ Tue, 19 Feb 2019 22:08:39 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=34865 MORGANTOWN — The indefinite tabling of the omnibus education bill, S.B. 451, marks a potentially swift conclusion to the second consecutive teacher strike in as many years in West Virginia. “It’s […]

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]]> MPO seeks input from community on enhancing pedestrian, bike safety https://www.dominionpost.com/2019/02/02/mpo-seeks-input-from-community-on-enhancing-pedestrian-bike-safety/ Sat, 02 Feb 2019 23:13:57 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=33531 MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization and WVU are ready to take action to better protect pedestrians and bikers, but first they want to hear from the public. […]

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