BY STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS CHARLESTON – A day set aside for thanksgiving turned into an evening of mourning Thursday after state officials announced the death of one of two West […]
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MCHD weighs role in rural health funding
BConley@DominionPost.comMORGANTOWN – With at least $500 million in anticipated federal funding coming to West Virginia between fiscal years 2026 and 2030 for the purpose of improving rural health care, Monongalia […]
Two W.Va. National Guard members shot, one or both possibly dead, on D.C. deployment
CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey confirmed Wednesday that two members of the West Virginia National Guard on patrol in Washington, D.C., had been shot, though there are conflicting reports on […]
Body of Nicholas County miner found
CHARLESTON – Rescue crews located the body of a missing miner in Nicholas County this morning. A two-man team found the body of foreman Steve Lipscomb at 7:37 a.m., according […]
Warner: Everyone equal in the voting booth
JBissett@DominionPost.com Colson Jenkins grinned as he handed over his voter registration form Thursday morning at University High School.“I’m going straight to the source,” the senior said.Said source, in this case, […]
1985 Election Day Flood: Of buried firetrucks, unaware goldfish and a mission bigger than it all
JBissett@DominionPost.com ROWLESBURG – Rick Felton worked for the railroad and was used to hearing metal on metal.Still, the CSX brakeman was sonically unprepared for what shrieked across the night before […]
Woman still marvels that she and her daughter survived the 1985 Election Day Flood
JBissett@DominionPost.com My God, Jen. I gotta get Jen. Help me. Please.Call that a clothesline prayer.Robin Moore sent it bubbling through the chop just after midnight on Nov. 5, 1985, when […]
A first down – on every play: Ridgedale teacher energizes class with ‘NFeLementary’
JBissett@DominionPost.com He doesn’t mind if you call him “Cheesehead” – no sir, not one bit.And on Tuesday morning, this fourth-grade football fan received a free backpack from his favorite NFL […]
Injunction to stop sale of Manchin Health Care Center denied
JBissett@DominionPost.comMarion County judge has denied the injunction that would have stopped Friday’s sale of the John Manchin Sr. Health Center in Fairmont. Judge Matt Delligatti made his ruling at the […]
Driver charged in I-68 fatal crash pleads guilty
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 sentence – after […]
