dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Back in early April, The Dominion Post reported that through the DOGE process, West Virginia’s Department of Health had 10 grants from the U.S. Department of Health […]
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Mon Power/Potomac Edison explore building gas-fired power plant
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – FirstEnergy sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison are exploring having a gas-fired power plant in service by 2031. And the Gas & OI Association of West Virginia […]
West Virginia Coal Association supports coal company in mine subsidence lawsuit before state Supreme Court
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia Coal Association has taken the side of a mining company being sued by an Ohio County couple for damages caused by long wall mining […]
Federal judge dismisses Biafora case against Lake Lynn Generation
dbeard@dominionpost.com The Biafora family of businesses has suffered a setback in its court quest to seek damages from Lake Lynn Generation following the summer 2024 drought. Judge Thomas Kleeh, in […]
Healthcare: West Virginia ranks high for physicians per capita
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – While rural healthcare delivery remains a challenge in West Virginia, the state fares comparatively well for the number of available physicians based on population. Recent articles in […]
PSC updates order to utilities requiring them to have outage notification plans in place
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission has issued a new order requiring all public utilities to have customer notification plans in place for planned and unplanned outages. The […]
Report: 13 WV rural hospitals at risk for closure
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – A recent report by the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform predicts that 13 rural West Virginia hospitals are in danger of closure, with five of […]
WVU students, GOP leaders turn out to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has sparked tributes and vigils across the nation and around the world. And Monday evening, the WVU chapter of the […]
Two Hope Gas rate-hike proposals make progress at PSC
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission has held a hearing and set a deadline for the parties to wrap up negotiations on Hope Gas’ rate-hike proposal for its […]
A look at MARL and PJM’s B3800 project series
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – An error in a Potomac Edison filing with the state Public Service Commission briefly led to public belief that two separate transmission line projects– Potomac Edison’s and […]
