dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Hope Gas now has two rate-hike cases pending before the Public Service Commission. The company recently filed its annual Pipeline and Expansion Program – PREP – application. […]
Government
WVU, WVSU see research grants terminated under DOGE
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Colleges and universities across the country have seen research grants terminated under DOGE efforts to rein in government spending. West Virginia has been a relatively tiny target, […]
Four groups file federal challenge to state’s right to permit injection wells for carbon storage
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia Surface Owners Rights Organization and three environmental groups have joined in a federal court challenge to the U.S. EPA granting West Virginia the right […]
Preston County Senior Citizens hoping for new building
KINGWOOD — A possible new building, the annual Spring Fling, and Off Our Rocker Yard Sale make the coming two months busy ones for the Preston County Senior Citizens.A funding […]
Residents turn out for open house on proposed 105-mile power line from Pennsylvania to Virginia
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Several hundred people turned out at the Erickson Alumni Center Monday afternoon for an open house to learn about the proposed NextEra Energy Transmission MidAtlantic Resiliency Link […]
PSC denies West Virginia American Water proposal to automatically enroll customers in paperless billing
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – West Virginia American Water’s quest to channel most of its customers into paperless billing has failed – with the Public Service Commission this week denying the request […]
WVU research VP urges faculty to remain calm as federal actions foster uncertainty
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Uncertainty remains the key word as WVU continues to work out how Trump administration executive actions will affect the university. WVU Vice President for Research Fred King […]
Hope Gas files rate hike proposal with Public Service Commission
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Hope Gas filed with the Public Service Commission this week to increase its base rates. This is its first base rate case since 2020. Hope said in […]
A look at bills that crossed the legislative finish line
MORGANTOWN – The 2025 legislative session wrapped up at midnight Saturday, and a number of bills we followed along the way completed their journeys. Most prominent among them is HB […]
DOGE reports 10 HHS grants to state Health Department terminated
MORGANTOWN – In the DOGE effort to curb federal spending by terminating federal grants, West Virginia has taken a relatively tiny hit compared to other states. DOGE has terminated 9,283 […]
