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		<title>Morgantown paving picks up after project delayed in 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – Between the delayed 2025 paving project currently in progress and the 2026 contract recently approved by Morgantown City Council, the city is looking to resurface more than 11 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/29/morgantown-paving-picks-up-after-project-delayed-in-2025/">Morgantown paving picks up after project delayed in 2025</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Grace Shelter director: Five-plus turned away daily</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – Four hours. That, Mindy Thorne explained, is about the maximum amount of time a bed stays open at Grace Shelter, where she’s served as director since November. “We [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/28/grace-shelter-director-five-plus-turned-away-daily/">Grace Shelter director: Five-plus turned away daily</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Two deaths in Upshur flooding confirmed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>BY BRAD JOHNSONFor the Dominion Post BUCKHANNON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey&#8217;s office confirmed Thursday afternoon that two people who had been reported missing after Tuesday night&#8217;s severe storms are in [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/23/two-deaths-in-upshur-flooding-confirmed/">Two deaths in Upshur flooding confirmed</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>New look, same mission: Hazel&#8217;s House of Hope holds open house event</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – Sometimes the visuals don’t quite match the vision. That’s been the case for Hazel’s House of Hope since it opened its doors to its first tenant agency more [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/23/new-look-same-mission-hazels-house-of-hope-holds-open-house-event/">New look, same mission: Hazel&#8217;s House of Hope holds open house event</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Morgantown councilors express concerns over city&#8217;s BZA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – Less than a week after a quorum of the Morgantown Board of Zoning Appeals voted 2-1 to deny a conditional use for a recovery home in the former [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/23/morgantown-councilors-express-concerns-over-citys-bza/">Morgantown councilors express concerns over city&#8217;s BZA</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Large number of Flock &#8216;hits&#8217; tied to sex offenders, not active investigations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – During a recent information session, representatives of the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department said the county’s 20 Flock Safety license plate reader cameras captured some 572,370 unique license plate [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/22/large-number-of-flock-hits-tied-to-sex-offenders-not-active-investigations/">Large number of Flock &#8216;hits&#8217; tied to sex offenders, not active investigations</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Mountain Line RideMon on-demand service surpasses 15,000 rides</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – RideMon, the Mountain Line Transit Authority’s on-demand microtransit service, began on May 9, 2022 as a six-month pilot program. The service provided 77 trips in its first month. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/21/mountain-line-ridemon-on-demand-service-surpasses-15000-rides/">Mountain Line RideMon on-demand service surpasses 15,000 rides</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>MUB approves $1 million to address sinking situation on Patteson</title>
		<link>https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/21/mub-approves-1-million-to-address-sinking-situation-on-patteson/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – The Morgantown Utility Board is hopeful it can begin addressing the underlying issues destabilizing the ground beneath a portion of the Patteson Drive Burger King parking lot as [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/21/mub-approves-1-million-to-address-sinking-situation-on-patteson/">MUB approves $1 million to address sinking situation on Patteson</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>MCSD welcomes press, aims to clear &#8216;misinformation&#8217; on Flock cameras</title>
		<link>https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/18/mcsd-welcomes-press-aims-to-clear-misinformation-on-flock-cameras/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN – During a presentation Friday to members of the press, representatives from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department said the department has nothing to hide when it comes to the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/18/mcsd-welcomes-press-aims-to-clear-misinformation-on-flock-cameras/">MCSD welcomes press, aims to clear &#8216;misinformation&#8217; on Flock cameras</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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		<title>MCHD: Six local cyclosporiasis cases, no &#8216;strong link&#8217; to Taco Bell</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>MORGANTOWN&#160; &#8211; As of noon Friday, the Monongalia County Health Department said there are six known local cases, and one hospitalization, involving cyclosporiasis, the parasitic infection causing explosive diarrhea and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com/2026/07/17/mchd-six-local-cyclosporiasis-cases-no-strong-link-to-taco-bell/">MCHD: Six local cyclosporiasis cases, no &#8216;strong link&#8217; to Taco Bell</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.dominionpost.com">The Dominion Post</a>.</p>
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