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		<title>Former WVU professor indicted for felony drug crimes involving students</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – A Monongalia County grand jury has indicted a former West Virginia University professor for two felony drug crimes allegedly involving students. According to the indictment filed Friday, Jeanette [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/15/former-wvu-professor-indicted-for-felony-drug-crimes-involving-students/">Former WVU professor indicted for felony drug crimes involving students</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Morgantown pair sentenced for roles in drug trafficking operation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 14:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>DPNews@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG &#8211; Two West Virginia residents have been sentenced for their roles in a drug trafficking organization that sold large amounts of methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine in north-central West [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/15/morgantown-pair-sentenced-for-roles-in-drug-trafficking-operation/">Morgantown pair sentenced for roles in drug trafficking operation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Deputies respond to incident on Aaron Creek Road</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 03:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>DPNews@DominionPost.com At about 1 p.m. Sunday, deputies from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Aaron Creek Road to conduct a welfare check on a male individual.Upon [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/10/deputies-respond-to-incident-on-aaron-creek-road/">Deputies respond to incident on Aaron Creek Road</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Man found dead at Coopers Rock identified as California resident</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 20:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>DPNews@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office released the identity of the individual located during a search operation at Cooper’s Rock State Forest on Thursday. The deceased has been identified [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/09/564234/">Man found dead at Coopers Rock identified as California resident</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>UPDATED: Body recovered in search and rescue operation at Coopers Rock</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>DPNews@DominionPost.com Monongalia County, WV — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office has concluded a search and recovery operation at Coopers Rock State Forest on Thursday afternoon. The incident began at approximately 12:45 p.m., [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/05/07/search-and-rescue-operation-underway-at-coopers-rock/">UPDATED: Body recovered in search and rescue operation at Coopers Rock</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Fentanyl package intercepted in Morgantown leads to conviction of North Carolina man</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>DPNews@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG – Jaquan Marquis Brock, 29, of Charlotte, North Carolina, pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted possession with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/04/30/fentanyl-package-intercepted-in-morgantown-leads-to-conviction-of-north-carolina-man/">Fentanyl package intercepted in Morgantown leads to conviction of North Carolina man</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Morgantown night club owner convicted of drug conspiracy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>CLARKSBURG – U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey has announced that Mike Sheriff Scott, 47, Rachelle Gaston, 41, and Phineas Chaplin, 42, were convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances by [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/04/23/morgantown-night-club-owner-convicted-of-drug-conspiracy/">Morgantown night club owner convicted of drug conspiracy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Nevera: Jury says life, with no mercy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – Rose Osborne was sitting at her kitchen table that day in November 2024 when she heard the knocking at her door. The woman who waited seven months for [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/04/22/nevera-jury-says-life-with-no-mercy/">Nevera: Jury says life, with no mercy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>GUILTY: Jury returns verdict in Nevera murder trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – Joe Nevera has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2024 slaying of Kim Osborne, his one-time girlfriend and domestic partner. A jury of five women and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/04/21/guilty-jury-returns-verdict-in-nevera-murder-trial/">GUILTY: Jury returns verdict in Nevera murder trial</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Prosecution rests in Nevera trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – Kim Osborne had fresh bruises on her neck the night she told police Joe Nevera strangled her. That was on Jan. 21, 2022, when Sgt. John Cunningham of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/04/20/prosecution-rests-in-nevera-trial/">Prosecution rests in Nevera trial</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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