A pilot program testing a four-day workweek for most City of Morgantown employees will start in July and last about a year. The affected employees will work 10-hour days Monday-Thursday […]
Author: William Dean, The Dominion Post
Man arrested, charged with killing stepdaughter
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a 73-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed his stepdaughter during a domestic dispute April 29 at Babbling Brook Estates. Donald R. David […]
Communications tower in western end damaged
A communications tower used by 911 to cover the western end of the county is damaged and needs replaced but could offer an opportunity to expand broadband in the area. […]
Hoot and Howl Window Smashed in Crash
Police are looking for the driver of a rental car that crashed into the front window of Hoot and Howl on the corner of Walnut and Spruce streets on Sunday. […]
Attempted murder suspect arrested in Fairmont
A Fairmont man wanted for attempted murder was arrested in his hometown early Monday morning. Shawn Monte Pritchard, 34, was arrested about 1 a.m. near AFR Road, according to Acting […]
Keep walking, even after COVID-19 closures ease
Since Gov. Jim Justice ordered most businesses to close as part of his COVID-19 response, a lot more people are taking walks — and that has its benefits. Walking is […]
Mon County not among state counties to open Monday due to being a hot spot
Some courts in West Virginia will resume in-person hearings on Monday but Monongalia County will not be among them because it’s considered a COVID-19 hot spot. According to a West […]
Virtual ceremony for Gene Vance Jr. Day
Cody Clayton Eagle, an 18-year-old high school senior and Morgantown native, is performing today in the virtual Gene Vance Jr. Day ceremony.Gene Vance Jr. Day, which historically honors those on […]
Fire on Lazzelle Union Road damages home
A home on Lazzelle Union Road was damaged in a fire on Friday. A bedroom and some of the kitchen were damaged by the fire before it was extinguished, according […]
Body recovered from Mon River
A dead man was recovered from the Monongahela River near Walnut Street on Friday afternoon. The body of a black male was discovered a short ways past Walnut Street in […]
