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Reminder: Using cell phone while driving is illegal

 Newsroom@DominionPost.com The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program  is partnering with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration  to share the message about the dangers and consequences of texting and distracted ...

Dispute between Morgantown firefighters, city continues

MORGANTOWN -- Morgantown's response after the city's firefighters accused city manager Kim Haws of lowering their pay in retaliation for not accepting a lawsuit settlement and unanimously voting no-confidence in him as a union has only reinforced the belief in Haws' inability "to run the city ...

Man dies of gunshot wound in domestic violence incident

MORGANTOWN -- On Sunday, the Preston County Sheriff’s Office and the West Virginia State Police responded to a reported shooting in the Valley Point area of Preston County, according to a Preston Sheriff's release. When law enforcement arrived on scene they found Darren Bolinger, 52, ...

Compliance checks canceled by COVID are back

Half of stores visited by an underage operative on March 24 sold them alcohol. "Oh, 50% is high," Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer said. "When we were doing it consistently ... you might get one a week maybe. Maybe." However, because of COVID-19 the sheriff's department hasn't ...

Longtime MPD officer named chief

A Morgantown native and 27-year veteran of the Morgantown Police Department is now its chief of police. Chief Eric Powell, 52, who served as interim police chief since the resignation of former chief Ed Preston in June 2020, was announced as the MPD's next leader Tuesday by city manager ...

Morgantown names new police chief

MORGANTOWN -- Morgantown City Manager Kim Haws announced today that Interim Police Chief Eric Powell will serve as the next Police Chief of the Morgantown Police Department. The hiring comes after the resignation of Chief Ed Preston in June 2020. “I am honored to lead a team of ...