Granville Mayor Patty Lewis said it looks like Emmett Drive, the popular shortcut between University Town Centre Drive and Monongahela Boulevard, will be closed a minimum of six more weeks. […]
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Watching out for falling rocks
WVU engineers seek ways to prevent them on rural roads WVU Today Drivers on winding West Virginia roads often encounter road damage caused by rockfalls, even if they aren’t present […]
Second WVU student injured in rock slide sues
One of those injured in last February’s rock slide on Monongahela Boulevard has sued the West Virginia University Board of Governors. Maceon Wheeler was a passenger on the PRT when […]
A look back at cops and courts stories in 2020
Some of the most memorable stories on the cops and courts beat in 2020 happened before the words pandemic and COVID-19 were part of our daily lives with February being […]
Two sue over rock slide injuries
Two of the people injured in a February rock slide that left boulders on Monongahela Boulevard and the PRT track have filed lawsuits against the West Virginia University Board of […]
Stabilizing the Boulevard
Work aims to stop future rock slides that pose danger to passing motorists on roadway Newsroom@DominionPost.com Workers with GeoStabilization International — a geohazard mitigation company that operates throughout the United […]
Student orgs hold fundraiser for student injured in PRT incident
One of the WVU students injured when PRT car 67 struck a boulder in the middle of the PRT track that runs adjacent to Monongahela Boulevard was transferred from the […]
Officials discuss solutions to Mon Blvd
Statler says that section needs a ‘permanent fix’ Monongahela Boulevard, where a rockslide on Monday seriously injured a woman, has been repeatedly discussed at the local level and is a […]
PRT operations impacted by rock slide
MORGANTOWN — PRT service between the Beechurst and Engineering platforms is suspended until further notice. That’s according to WVU Spokesperson John Bolt, who also said PRT operations between Beechurst and […]
People injured in rock slide identified
MORGANTOWN — The motorist whose vehicle crashed into a boulder that fell onto and across Monongahela Boulevard Monday was identified as a 65-year-old Morgantown woman. Susan Cramer suffered severe injuries, […]
