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‘Special Commissioner’ to decide what Morgantown owes firefighters

MORGANTOWN – A June 18 order from the West Virginia Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of prohibition filed by the city of Morgantown in a seven-year legal battle with its firefighters. Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Michael Simms' 2025 order setting the process by which ...

Body recovered from Mon River identified

DPNews@DominionPost.com MONONGALIA COUNTY  — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office has identified the individual recovered from the Monongahela River on Saturday as Dylan Anthony Brown of Morgantown. Deputies initially responded to the Granville area at approximately 11:06 a.m. ...

Body recovered from Mon River near Granville boat ramp

DPNews@DominionPost.com GRANVILLE — At about 11:06 a.m. Saturday, deputies from the Monongalia County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the Granville area following reports of a body spotted in the Monongahela River. Upon arriving at the scene, emergency personnel located and ...

Dreams that can never be: Dave Neese’s impact statement

Here's the full text of the impact statement Dave Neese gave in the parole hearing of Rachel Shoaf, who was convicted in his daughter's murder. It was authored by Jacki Duley Morgan. “Ladies and Gentlemen of the West Virginia Parole Board, thank you for allowing me to speak ...

One injured in four-vehicle crash on I-79 south

DPNews@DominionPost.com MONONGALIA COUNTY – The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office is currently on the scene clearing a four-vehicle accident on Interstate 79 Southbound near mile marker 143. The incident involved two commercial car haulers and two passenger vehicles. During the ...