Just before noon on Wednesday, Masontown and Brookhaven volunteer fire departments responded to a call for a structure fire with entrapment at a residence on Snake Hill Road, near the […]
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Fire destroys McKinney Cave Road home
Flames engulfed a single story residence early Tuesday afternoon as firefighters from several departments worked to battle the blaze. Firefighters from Cool Springs, Masontown, Brookhaven and Reedsville volunteer fire departments […]
Firefighters respond to two-alarm fire early Sunday morning
A two-alarm fire at a duplex apartment in Morgantown caused an estimated $20,000 in damage during the early morning hours of Jan. 9, according to a news release from city […]
Fire damages Greenmont home Monday afternoon
A fire broke out in a residence in the Greenmont area of Morgantown Monday afternoon, causing extensive damage to the home. Morgantown Fire Department Capt. John Lemley said the fire […]
Local Briefs – December 14
Newsroom@DominionPost.com MFD responds to fire at University Ave. home At about 11:22 p.m. Sunday, the Morgantown Fire Department responded to a small, smoldering fire in an apartment building at 2725 […]
Fire Prevention Week returns, MFD to teach sounds of fire safety
MORGANTOWN — Fire Prevention Week has arrived and the Morgantown Fire Department will teach area children about important sounds of which to be aware. The MFD is teaming up with […]
Fall forest fire season comes with additional burning restrictions
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s fall forest fire season begins Oct. 1 and with it comes additional safety protocols residents are required to follow. “A lot of this stuff is common […]
Fall fire season to begin Friday
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Fall forest fire season begins Friday in West Virginia. Outdoor burning is prohibited between the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., unless a burning permit is issued by […]
Soon-to-be Wicked Water Saloon catches fire
MORGANTOWN — The back of an upcoming Morgantown business, the Wicked Water Saloon, caught fire Tuesday afternoon. The Saloon, at 350 East Brockway Ave., is a soon-to-be bar and restaurant […]
Worsening climate change means saying goodbye to Paradise
by Molly Culton When people used to ask me where I’m from, they would smile and shake their heads in disbelief when I said Paradise. “Paradise?” they would ask. “Where […]
