MORGANTOWN -- A frustrated and fired-up governor spent a good chunk of his Monday COVID-19 briefing responding to weekend attacks on his enhanced mask mandate. “It is just silly [to] believe we are stripping away your constitutional freedoms” or coming for your guns, he said. He ...
A vacant house on Listravia Avenue burned down early Monday morning, knocking out power to thousands and starting a brush fire. Morgantown firefighters were called to the fire at 2005 Listravia Ave., about 7:30 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find the house “heavily involved in fire” ...
First episode of WVPT project to air Nov. 23 across West Virginia Newsroom@DominionPost.com When the pandemic reared its ugly head back in March, West Virginia Public Theatre’s creative team wasn’t sure when or what its next show would be. They put ...
Enrollment drops as the coronavirus plagues districts Even if a coronavirus vaccine hits the market soon, the West Virginia Department of Education still might need a shot in the arm by state lawmakers to avoid a potential $42.7 million shortfall by this time next year. That’s because ...
MORGANTOWN -- Gov. Jim Justice announced on Friday a series of new restrictions in response to the ever-worsening COVID-19 pandemic. First up, effective Saturday, he's tightening the mask mandate. Masks will be required at all times inside public buildings, not just when social distancing ...
Health department doing double duty for community The Monongalia County Health Department did double duty Thursday, offering free weekly COVID-19 testing and flu shots to the community at the 4-H Building at Mylan Park. The department conducted 496 COVID tests. Flu season is ...