For The Dominion Post KINGWOOD — The Preston County Solid Waste Authority (PCSWA) was updated on cleanup efforts around the county at its meeting this week. Kingwood Councilman Michael Lipscomb […]
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Large number of crimes of violence presented to Preston grand jury
The Dominion Post KINGWOOD — Prosecutor Melvin C. Snyder III presented the most cases ever to a Preston grand jury this week and they included an unusually large number of […]
Mon County man fails to update sex offender registration
MARTINSBURG — A Monongalia County man was indicted this week by a federal grand jury on a sex offender registration violation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. Robert W. Tucker, […]
Morgantown man, unlawful possession of a firearm
CLARKSBURG — Wilbur Higginbotham, of Morgantown, admitted to illegally possessing a firearm, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. Higginbotham, 51, pled guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a […]
Woman accused of distributing heroin near elementary school
CLARKSBURG — A Morgantown woman was indicted this week by a federal grand jury on heroin trafficking charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. Lori Murphy, 28, was indicted on […]
Armed robbery reported at BFS store in Cheat Lake
Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for two suspects after an armed robbery late March 7. At 11:06 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the BFS store on Venture Drive in […]
State business groups and WVU concerned over gun-rights bill
CHARLESTON — A House gun-rights bill heading for passage in the Senate today has leading state business groups and WVU concerned over property rights and public safety issues and the […]
School resumes first day after statewide strike
MORGANTOWN — Motorists in Monongalia County on Wednesday morning were once again sharing the road with those big yellow buses. County schools were back in session following a nine-day, statewide […]
Recent bills passed by the House
CHARLESTON — Here are some other bills passed by the House of Delegates and sent to the Senate on Tuesday. HB 2982 allows winners of lottery draw games, such as […]
WVU board seeks to amend rules
Submitted to The Dominion Post Continuing its work implementing changes allowed by the “freedom agenda” adopted by the 2017 Legislature, the WVU Board of Governors issued a notice of proposed […]
