AG calls on BOP to equip prisons for testing new prisoners Federal and state elected officials are seeking to stop or change the way the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) […]
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Justice promises Wednesday update on COVID-19 data and work group for African-American communities
MORGANTOWN — After fielding questions from The Dominion Post and another media outlet, Gov. Jim Justice promised on Tuesday that his team will have a report Wednesday on the work […]
Candidate sues sheriff for Facebook post
KINGWOOD — A candidate for the Republican nomination for Preston County sheriff has gone to court, seeking to force Sheriff Dan Loughrie to remove a post from the department’s Facebook […]
Rural hospitals in state to get help
Emergency funds part of Coronavirus federal relief act West Virginia hospitals, especially those in rural areas, will receive $159.6 million in emergency funds, part of the distribution of $100 billion […]
AG Morrisey reaches settlement in Mon County surgical mesh suit filed against Johnson & Johnson
MORGANTOWN — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has reached a $3.9 million settlement in a lawsuit filed against Johnson & Johnson and two of its subsidiaries last September alleging they engaged […]
State will keep feeding kids through the summer; fed COVID aid will give eligible kids $300 food cards
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s hungry kids will be taken care of through the summer, Gov. Jim Justice and his team announced during Monday’s coronavirus press briefing. The state has been […]
DMV has new options for titles, registration
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles said customers may visit any of the 57 local license service agencies across the state that are currently open to do […]
Mon County Democratic Convention to move online
Because of the COVID-19 situation, West Virginia Democrats will hold virtual county conventions online this year. Any registered Democrat in Monongalia County is eligible to participate. At the virtual county […]
Protesters hold signs asking that federal inmates not be sent to FCC Hazelton
A group gathers near the Pierpont exit to protest the transfer of inmates to FCC Hazelton on Saturday.
Preston County PSD 1’s two-tier rate set increase approved
REEDSVILLE — The State Public Service Commission approved a rate increase for Public Service District 1 (PSD 1). The approval comes just as the project to replace the dam at […]
