JBissett@DominionPost.com The longhaul trucker police say was responsible for a crash in January that sent a car plummeting off the Cheat Lake Bridge is now awaiting his […]
Cops and Courts
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 […]
Man sentenced 40 years for 2024 murder
DPNews@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN — A man turned himself in to the police after a Monongalia County murder in 2024 was sentenced last week.Arnold Johnson III, 21, of Montgomery […]
Killer sentenced to life without parole in 2024 attack
CRoark@DominionPost.com After four days of testimony that narrated a brutal killing, chilling obsession and the grief of a family, jurors in Monongalia County Circuit Court delivered their […]
Texas man guilty of murder
MORGANTOWN — A Monongalia County jury convicted Jonathan Ramirez, 24, of Watauga, Texas, on Thursday of first-degree murder, burglary and grand larceny in the stabbing death of […]
Prosecution continues in murder trial
MORGANTOWN — Six witnesses for the prosecution took the stand Wednesday as the state continued building its case against Jonathan Ramirez, the Texas man accused of brutally […]
Man found guilty for fatal I-79 crash
MORGANTOWN — A Monongalia County jury has found a Pennsylvania man guilty on all charges in connection with a January 2024 crash on Interstate 79 that killed […]
Trial in 2024 killing begins
MORGANTOWN — Jurors in Monongalia County Circuit Court began Tuesday for the murder trial of a Texas man accused of killing 26-year-old Jacob Patrick Lough in his […]
Surface owner’s group supports Ohio County couple suing mining company for subsidence damages
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Many West Virginians live above active or abandoned coal mines. If you’ve bought property you’ve probably checked with the U.S. Geological Society – based […]
Lake Lynn Generation: FERC’s approval of its drought response supports dismissal of Marina 1 lawsuit
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – On July 31, The Dominion Post reported that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission told Lake Lynn Generation that it did not violate its hydroelectric […]
