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Two die in wrong-way crash Friday

Two people are dead following a wrong-way crash Friday afternoon at the intersection of W.Va. 705 and Willowdale Road. The victims were the driver and passenger in a Toyota Rav 4, which was traveling west in the eastbound lane of 705, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department said in a release. Their car collided with a Kia Sonoma, whose driver was also injured. That person was transported to Mon Health Medical Center. His condition wasn’t immediately known Saturday. Chief Deputy Mark Ralston said all names will be released at a later date. Traffic was snarled for ...

Local EMS departments celebrate National EMS Week

National EMS Week is a time to recognize and celebrate paramedics, EMTs, and the entire EMT workforce. The week of May 16-22 was authorized as National EMS Week by President Gerald Ford in 1974, making 2021 the 46th annual EMS week, according to the National Association of Emergency ...

Labor unions representing state employees sue to block Paycheck Protection Act passed in March

MORGANTOWN – A dozen labor organizations representing public employees have filed suit to block the Paycheck Protection Act, a bill to prohibit public employers from deducting dues or fees for unions, labor organizations and clubs from public employee paychecks. The bill, HB 2009, passed the Legislature March 19 and was signed into law March 30. The organizations filing the suit said in a Thursday press release that the Paycheck Protection Act was passed with the sole purpose of retaliating against them. “As is clearly stated in our circuit court filing, the so-called ...

Trial close for men accused of killing WVU student

MORGANTOWN -- The trial for two men accused of murdering 21-year-old West Virginia University student Eric Smith Feb. 28, 2020, is set for early June, and as far as Judge Susan Tucker is concerned it’s set in stone. She said as much in a motions hearing to prepare for the trial, which is ...

Lawsuit filed to stop creation of Morgantown police review board

As promised, less than a day after the Morgantown City Council passed an ordinance creating the Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board, members of the Monongalia-Preston Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 87 filed a lawsuit to stop its formation. FOP Lodge 87 represents almost all officers ...

Lawsuit expected as Morgantown Council creates police review board

MORGANTOWN -- Attorney Teresa Toriseva, representing the Mon-Preston Fraternal Order of Police, told The Dominion Post that she will file a lawsuit today in response to Morgantown City Council’s vote to create a civilian police review and advisory board. Council voted unanimously on ...