MORGANTOWN — Pittsburgh-based natural gas producer EQT wants to have a new West Virginia law protecting certain gas well royalty payments declared unconstitutional. EQT offered arguments why its federal court […]
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Mon Health suspends employee pay raises for a year
MORGANTOWN — Mon Health Medical Center has suspended employee raises for a year, effective July 15, according to a memo provided to The Dominion Post. The memo, dated July 19, […]
Ethics panel clears state Supreme Court Justices; Loughry hearing to move forward
CHARLESTON — The state Judicial Investigation Commission (JIC) announced on Monday July 23 it closed ethics complaint cases against three Supreme Court Justices and took no disciplinary action against them. […]
Conference focuses on election protection and cybersecurity
MORGANTOWN — County clerks from around the state are in Morgantown taking a two-day plunge into election protection and cybersecurity. Secretary of State Mac Warner brought the election protection and […]
Fight against drug, opioid addiction wages on, especially for law enforcement
MORGANTOWN — Finding solutions to a drug overdose problem that claimed 64,000 Americans in 2016 isn’t easy. The problems are complex, multi-faceted, and range across multiple agencies that deal in […]
Blankenship expected to file certificate of nomination as Constitution Party U.S. Senate candidate
CHARLESTON — Constitution Party U.S. Senate candidate Don Blankenship is expected to file his certificate of nomination with the West Virginia Secretary of state on Tuesday July 24. Then the […]
MUB celebrates groundbreaking of new reservoir
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Utility Board offered a first look at its new reservoir Wednesday, with a groundbreaking ceremony begun at WVU’s Erickson Alumni Center and concluded at the site of the […]
Gov. Justice discusses PEIA during appearance at state education summit in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice floated an idea to help fix the Public Employee Insurance Agency (PEIA) to West Virginia educators Tuesday: Require spouses who make more than $150,000 to […]
Morgantown, Mon County see population growth despite statewide population decline
MORGANTOWN — While West Virginia lost population during the past decade, Morgantown and Monongalia County bucked that trend and grew. According to a recent study released by the Pew Charitable […]
DEA adjusts opioid production quota rules after legal, legislative pressure from state
CHARLESTON — Legal and legislative pressure from West Virginia has led the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to modify its opioid distribution quota rules to help curb illegal diversion of the […]
