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 […]
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No injuries in fire caused by lightning
MORGANTOWN — The firefighters of the South High Street Fire Station just had to round the corner of the station Wednesday evening, when they were called to a fire at […]
Local Briefs June 22, 2021
Newsroom@DominionPost.com MFD fights 2-alarm fire at Jerome Street At about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, the Morgantown Fire Department was dispatched to a 2nd alarm structure fire on Jerome Street. Fire crews […]
Forgotten laptop results in 911 call
WESTOVER — A forgotten laptop may have saved a Westover duplex Thursday afternoon. Rose Marie Walsh owns the structure at 31 Monongahela Ave. Her granddaughter, Misty Rose Walsh, lives in […]
Fire destroys acres of mulch at Bruceton Mills plant
BRUCETON MILLS — A fire Sunday burned several acres of mulch at the Grant County Mulch Plant on Glade Farms Road. Bruceton-Brandonville Volunteer Fire Department Chief Derrick Crane said employees […]
Officials investigating origins of brush fire at Coopers Rock State Forest
BRUCETON MILLS – Officials said a large brush fire at Coopers Rock State Forest is now controlled and they are investigating where and how the fire started. Park Superintendent Jan […]
Why do we get burned?
Since I am an amazing child, I make tea for my parents every day. One day, I was talking to my little brother while I was pouring the tea in […]
Demolition Days
Anderson Excavating knocks down buildings housing 221, 225 and 229 Pleasant Street Monday. In October of last year, the second story of the former Wild Zero Studios location, at 229 […]
Union donation buys 200 smoke alarms
Thanks to a donation by the International Association of Firefighters Local 313 to the Morgantown Fire Department’s fire prevention section, the department has about 200 high quality smoke detectors to […]
Fire at motel under investigation
No one was injured in a fire at Star City’s Best Western Mountaineer lnn early Thursday morning. “We woke up to the alarms going off and we were all rushed […]
