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ALDI interested in opening store in Sabraton

MORGANTOWN — Grocery chain ALDI is interested in bringing a store to Sabraton, but it is not yet known whether it plans to relocate one of its two existing Morgantown stores or open a third. According to a legal advertisement that ran in The Dominion Post, ALDI Inc. has three items on the ...

Bowl loss stings WVU fans after high expectations in 2018

MORGANTOWN — A season that started with championship aspirations and Heisman hopes ended Friday night in Orlando with a 34-18 loss to former Big East foe Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl. After a back-and-forth first half, the Orange outscored WVU 17-0 in the fourth quarter to end the ...

Indiana Jones to close run of ‘must see’ films at the Metropolitan Theatre

MORGANTOWN — Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Indiana Jones — classic film franchises given a one-night-only revival in Morgantown’s historic Metropolitan Theatre. Theatre Manager Joe Kaehler said the theatre filled some open evenings this holiday season with “movies you have to see, or see again, on the big screen.” This initial test run ends Saturday evening, when the theatre screens the Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford classic, Raiders of the Lost Ark, at 7 p.m. “This has been kind of a test thing. The city manager and I talked about it and said, ‘you know what, ...

WVU prof: More inspectors needed to curb growth in black lung cases

MORGANTOWN —Incidence of black lung disease among miners has been increasing since 2000. West Virginia University public health professor Michael McCawley — who served on a panel for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine investigating the problem — believes that sending more inspectors underground to enforce regulations could help stem the problem. McCawley made his comments in a WVU press release regarding the approaching 50th anniversary of the Coal Mine Safety and Health Act and the just-passed 50th anniversary of the Farmington Mine Disaster. He ...

Fayette Street will be closed beginning Jan. 2

MORGANTOWN — Starting Jan. 2, Fayette Street will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians from High Street to Spruce Street in order to address plumbing issues at Morgantown City Hall. According to a press release issued by the city, the Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) and Lytle Construction ...