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Suspect in I-68 shutdown identified by police

KINGWOOD — The suspect in Wednesday’s three-and-a-half hour shutdown on Interstate 68 was arraigned in Preston County Magistrate Court on Thursday. West Virginia State Police charged Eric Leonardo Charron, 42, of Kansas City, Mo.,  with reckless driving and prohibited person in ...

Governor signs mountain bike trail network bill; here’s what’s next

MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County and its neighbors can now begin the work to create a multicounty mountain bike trail network to boost tourism and local economies. Governor Jim Justice signed SB 317 into law. It allows three or more adjacent counties to form a multicounty mountain biking ...

Monongalia County Commission approves $35.7 million budget

MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission approved a $35,782,622  budget for fiscal year 2019-’20 on Wednesday based on a further reduction in the county’s levy rate. Pending state approval, this will be the second year running that the commission has lowered its levy rate — from ...

White says road paving is already underway and more is coming

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s new Secretary of Transportation is wasting no time getting to the heart of the matter. Speaking on MetroNews “Talkline” days after he was named to the job, Byrd White said the work to repair West Virginia’s secondary roads is underway. “Last week we ...

One in custody after threats against President, Pentagon closes I-68

HAZELTON — A 42-year-old man is in custody following the lengthy shutdown of Interstate 68, a West Virginia State Police spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. “As a result of the investigation based on a traffic stop that occurred earlier [Wednesday] morning, it had been discovered that ...

MUB to move Cobun Creek for dam work

Morgantown Utility Board crews are working to move Cobun Creek into a new channel — part of the Flegal Dam and Reservoir project. “We’re currently about 6 percent complete with the Flegal Dam and Reservoir project,” MUB Spokesperson Chris Dale said in an email to The Dominion Post ...