Big talent. Big stage. Big check. Saturday night’s annual “Mohigan Idol” fundraiser for WVU Medicine Children’s brought in exactly $18,773.86 — for the hospital that treats young patients across the […]
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Senate committee advances two school safety bills: armed guards, panic alarms
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Senate Education Committee sailed through two school safety bills Tuesday morning. One resurrects the West Virginia Guardian Program. The other would require public schools to install […]
Legislature tries again to align city election dates with statewide dates
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Legislature is taking another crack at aligning municipal election dates with statewide primary and general elections. The prior two efforts began and died in the House […]
Ukrainian Community of Morgantown celebrates national pride, W.Va. hospitality
It’s still not good – but it’s better. Serhii Bahdasariants being down to one wristwatch, that is. In the immediate days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine three years ago, […]
Senate bill offers tax credits for coal company road improvements, equipment purchases
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee approved on Monday a resurrected version of a bill to allow coal companies to take a severance tax credit for […]
MPD body cam policy a 2025 priority for police review board
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown’s Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board has set a review of the Morgantown Police Department’s officer-worn camera policy as among its 2025 priorities. The policy, known as […]
House committees take up absentee ballot, ranked choice voting bills
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates is trying once again to prevent potential abuse of absentee ballots by making it illegal to distribute more than 10 applications for absentee […]
Contract details for WVU’s next president, Michael Benson
MORGANTOWN – New WVU President Michael Benson’s term will begin July 15 and run through June 30, 2030, according to his contract, provided by WVU to The Dominion Post. His […]
Michael T. Benson, of Coastal Carolina University, will be WVU’s next president
MORGANTOWN – WVU announced on Monday morning that Michael T. Benson, currently president of Coastal Carolina University, will be WVU’s next president, its 27th. His employment term will start July […]
West Virginia offers president’s job to Coastal Carolina’s Michael Benson
Coastal Carolina University President Michael Benson has been extended an offer to become West Virginia University’s next president, where he would be tasked with reversing decade-long declining enrollment at the […]
