MORGANTOWN — Since 1982, WVU’s college radio station, U92 WWVU-FM, has prepared students for broadcast careers while introducing Morgantown to new music. Now, the radio station has outgrown what Broadcast Advisor Alex Wiederspiel, a U92 alum, called its ancestral home in the Mountainlair ...
By Gabriella Brown Newsroom@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN — Since the creation of its online health care management system over a decade ago, WVU Medicine worked to constantly tailor it to fit the needs of all patients. The online system, known as MyWVUChart, provides a free, accessible ...
By Suzanne Elliott SElliott@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN —Fentanyl-related deaths in West Virginia in 2015 and 2017 were 122 percent of what they were between 2005 and 2014, according to a recent study by West Virginia University researchers. The state leads the country in ...
MORGANTOWN — Cities and counties across the country are seeking redress from the opioid industry for the public costs of the opioid epidemic. Because of their similarities, the suits have all been gathered under one judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation noted on March 28 that 1,396 cases had been filed, staring in 2017, and more have been added since. They’re collectively called “National Prescription Opiate Litigation.” Along with various damages, the plaintiffs seek a national abatement fund ...
KINGWOOD – The 10- mile West Virginia Northern Rail Trail has a long history, according to Sara Saurino, volunteer commissioner for Preston County Parks and Recreation Commission (PCPaRC). The trail begins at the Craig Civic Center in Kingwood and goes to Tunnelton, Saurino said in ...
MORGANTOWN — The third Saturday of each month, the Mountaineer Mobile Food Pantry makes its way somewhere in Monongalia County to distribute fresh food to those who might need it. On Saturday, it pulled up in Mylan Park. Roark Sizemore, the president of the Pantry Plus More Board, said volunteers distributed food to 180 individuals on Saturday, which will ultimately feed around 600 people. “Something that we’re looking for now is other outdoor locations to do in different parts in the community,” Sizemore said. Access is one of the things the program struggles with. He said ...
