MORGANTOWN – Wednesday was Crossover Day at the Legislature: Day 50 of the 60-day session, the deadline for bills to pass out of their house of origin and cross the […]
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Morgantown voices opposition to Moore’s Stop CCP VISAs Act
MORGANTOWN – Morgantown City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution opposing the Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act – also known as the Stop CCP […]
Staffing shortage remains a focus for MPD leadership
MORGANTOWN – It’s a struggle of attrition. If 20 people sign up for police civil service testing, 10 might show up. Of that 10, five might pass the written and […]
2025 Ruby Summer Concert Series lineup released
MORGANTOWN – Hoobastank, Hinder, Village People. Oh my. The lineup for the upcoming 2025 Ruby Summer Concert Series was announced Tuesday. The series features 12 free community concerts on Fridays […]
Novelis announces closure of Fairmont operation
FAIRMONT — Novelis announced Monday morning that it would be closing its operation in Fairmont on June 30.The following statement was released by the aluminum plant, where about 185 workers […]
NIOSH layoffs affect hundreds in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN – More than 100 employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reportedly were sent home Tuesday as part of a national push to dismiss 10,000 federal […]
Dr. Huggins: MCHD to lead community health promotion effort
MORGANTOWN — As the old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. As a public health leader in a state that perpetually finds itself at […]
Mon Commission weighing in on Bridgeport TIF lawsuit
MORGANTOWN — The city of Bridgeport is suing the director of the West Virginia Department of Economic Development, and the Monongalia County Commission is making sure its thoughts are heard […]
Senate takes up bill to ban mail-order abortion medications
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Senate will be voting on a bill to ban the prescription and dispensing of abortion medications by mail order. The Judiciary Committee hashed over SB […]
Health department sees first direct impact of federal funding upheaval
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Health Department Chief Financial Officer Devan Smith was prepared to come into Thursday morning’s board of health meeting and report MCHD was so-far unscathed by the […]
