dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Thirty-one condemnation suits filed by Hope Gas against western Monongalia County landowners along the planned route of its new Morgantown pipeline continue to work their way through […]
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Sheriff determining ‘level of involvement’ rig had in fatal crash on Cheat Lake Bridge
DPNews@DominionPost.com The investigation of a fatal accident on the Cheat Lake Bridge at Interstate 68 last month that sent a car and its driver into the freezing water below now […]
Two former Hopemont employees charged with felonies in scalding death of incapacitated patient
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Dominion Post reporter David Beard is not related to Kylah Beard, one of the accused in this case. dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Two former Hopemont Hospital employees were […]
Mon Sheriff asks community to quell rumors about bridge crash
DPNews@DominionPost.com The rumor mill is causing problems for Monongalia County investigators. Prompted by varying accounts and claims swirling online about a wreck that resulted in the death of Kevin Lataille […]
Charges filed in December standoff at law firm
DPNews@DominionPost.comMonongalia County Sheriff’s Department filed charges against the man involved in a December standoff at a local law firm.Jeremy Harp, 32, has been charged with brandishing, a misdemeanor, according to […]
Federal prison employees’ union seeks injunction against Bureau of Prisons plan for Morgantown, Hazelton prisons
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Federal Bureau of Prisons plan to deactivate FPC Morgantown and reassign its 150 employees to FCC Hazelton has raised concerns among West Virginia’s federal lawmakers and […]
Federal Bureau of Prisons to deactivate FPC Morgantown
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) notified Congress of its intent to suspend operations and move forward with the permanent closure of one facility and […]
Preliminary results show remains are those of woman missing since May
Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division announced Thursday that preliminary results in the identification of human remains found last month along Little Indian Creek Road indicate they belong to Kimberly […]
Appalachian Prison Book Project December event will send books, holiday greetings to inmates
MORGANTOWN – The Appalachian Prison Book Project will hold its third annual fundraiser/holiday-cheer event, Sponsor an Incarcerated Reader, this December. The APBP – its offices are on the second floor […]
Human remains found on Little Indian Creek Road; sheriff investigating
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after receiving a report of human remains found Nov. 15 on Little Indian Creek Road. According to a release authorized by Sheriff Perry […]
