CHARLESTON — The state Treasurer’s Office hopes to have a request for proposal (RFP) issued within the next month with the goal of hiring a financial institution to handle the […]
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Fentanyl deaths up 122%, as deaths from prescription opioids decline
By Suzanne Elliott SElliott@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN —Fentanyl-related deaths in West Virginia in 2015 and 2017 were 122 percent of what they were between 2005 and 2014, according to a recent study […]
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Preston searchers find missing man
KINGWOOD — A man who ran away from the area of Preston Memorial Hospital Tuesday was found Thursday night by searchers. According to a release from the Preston County Sheriff’s […]
DOH warns of Terra Alta traffic delays
TERRA Alta — The West Virginia Division of Highways advises motorists that there will be traffic delays 7 a.m. April 22 through 7 p.m. April 26 on County Route 55 […]
Man killed by deputy after pulling knife; dad calls shooting unnecessary
PENTRESS — The father of a man killed by a Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputy claims the shooting escalated unnecessarily. “It’s over and my son is dead for no reason,” John […]
Hoyer to release more information on Guard member death
CHARLESTON — West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. James Hoyer will host a late afternoon news conference in Charleston to release more information about the training exercise death […]
Wiles Hill residents air concerns about neighborhood zoning-planning study
MORGANTOWN — Wiles Hill/Highland Park residents are concerned that planning study of a portion of their neighborhood will lead to changes that could affect the character and safety of their […]
Mon County doctor among 60 indictments in opioid probe spanning 5 states
MORGANTOWN — Some 60 medical professionals from five states, including a Monongalia County physician, were named in federal indictments Wednesday on charges of illegally prescribing pain pills. Federal prosecutors said […]
Justice says he has ‘no earthly clue’ what DOJ is looking for
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice said Tuesday he doesn’t know what investigators with the U.S. Department of Justice are looking for in connection with recent subpoenas aimed at the relationship between […]
