Ben Conley contributed to this report. A 23-year-old woman died of an apparent overdose at the Diamond Village homeless encampment on Tuesday night.Rebecca Colgan was pronounced dead at 10:09 p.m., […]
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Postcast 40 – October 9, 2020
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Six Diamond Village residents moved into housing, 18 remain at the encampment
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Communications Manager Andrew Stacy said there are 18 people still living at the Diamond Village encampment off Pennsylvania Avenue, in lower Greenmont. Of that number, 11 are […]
Walk for West Virginia
Presbyterian minister taking steps to help the homeless An old Chinese proverb says, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Well, the same is true for […]
Group tackles homelessness issues at first meeting
An “amazing group of people” with an “amazing set of expertise and resources” gathered at the first meeting by the Morgantown’s special committee on addressing unsheltered homelessness. That was according […]
Diamond Village inhabitants yet to receive housing offers, city forms incentive program
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Communications Manager Andrew Stacy said Thursday that there have been no housing offers made to the inhabitants of the Diamond Village homeless encampment. Further, Stacy said there […]
Police respond to possible stabbing near Diamond Village
The Morgantown Police Department is investigating a possible stabbing near Diamond Village, the homeless encampment in Greenmont. Thursday morning, the MPD reported the stabbing at the encampment. However, the incident […]
Postcast 33 – August 21, 2020
[spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=40430125″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”light” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” autoplay=”false” live-autoplay=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”right” hide-logo=”false” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”false” hide-sharing=”false” hide-download=”true”] Welcome to another episode of The Postcast, the audio companion to The Dominion […]
Diamond Village advocate calls council action an ‘ambush’ and a ‘betrayal’
MORGANTOWN — An ambush and a betrayal. That’s how Liira Raines, who represents Our Future West Virginia and Justice for Diamond Village, described Tuesday’s decision by Morgantown City Council to […]
Morgantown Council approves plan to eliminate Diamond Village encampment
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown will post notice on Wednesday that no new residents are permitted to enter the Diamond Village homeless encampment. This represents the first step toward […]
