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3 mineral owner-EQT court cases near conclusion; mineral owners to benefit

MORGANTOWN — Three related federal court cases involving EQT and West Virginia natural gas royalty owners are nearing resolution — in favor of the royalty owners. The cases are referred to as Leggett, Kay and Caperton. All three have been stayed pending final approval of a settlement deal in Kay. Kay is a class action suit that began in 2013. It is in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, before Judge John P. Bailey. The plaintiffs — the Kay Co. and individual royalty owners H. Dotson Cather and James E. Hamric III, on behalf of a class of ...

Fairmont man charged with kidnapping, murder, more

MORGANTOWN — A Fairmont man is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and two counts of malicious assault after he held a woman hostage for over a year, beat her daily and caused her to have a miscarriage, police say. Brian Merchant-Jones, 20, is charged with the crimes. A juvenile ...

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Investigators: House fire at Parkside Lane accidental

MORGANTOWN — Investigators from the Morgantown Fire Department believe the cause of a fire Tuesday evening at Parkside Lane was accidental. At 7:24 p.m. Tuesday, the Morgantown Fire Department was dispatched to a working fire in the basement of a single-family home at 707 Parkside ...

Morgantown’s riverfront revitalization project moving forward

MORGANTOWN — Work continues on Morgantown’s $4.1 million riverfront overhaul. According to the city’s communications office, March Westin is in the process of demolishing interior spaces in the former home of Mountain Line’s bus depot, on Garrett Street. The contractor — named the ...

County Commission sets public hearing on Granville annexation

MORGANTOWN — A public hearing on the Town of  Granville’s proposed annexation of West Virginia Department of Transportation rights-of-way by minor boundary adjustment will be held on May 8 in Monongalia County Commission chambers. The town is looking to annex County Route 19 from the ...