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What’s with all the extreme weather?

by Ned Kleiner Reading the news over the past month — or maybe just stepping outside — you could get the sense that something has gone wrong with the weather. One heat wave after another has struck the West Coast, which, as a result, is now on fire. Western Europe has been deluged ...

Wildfire haze, health risk it brings, expected to stick around

As of Wednesday, there were 78 large wildfires actively burning in 13 states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Natural Resources Canada shows more than 600 active fires as of July 14. West Virginians and others living in the mid-Atlantic region who happen to go outside ...

Morgantown area well ahead of normal rainfall numbers for June

MORGANTOWN -- National Weather Center Meteorologist Lee Hendricks said between 1.5 and 4 inches of rain fell in Monongalia County Monday evening, depending on the location. That included 2 inches at the Morgantown Lock and Dam and 2.31 inches at the Morgantown Municipal Airport, which ...

Heavy thunderstorms cause flash flooding across area

Reporter David Beard took these photos of flooding around Green Bag Road. Our chief photographer, Ron Rittenhouse, will also be looking for shots to show flooding and damage caused by Sunday's rains. If you have photos you'd like to share, or know of an area that experienced extensive ...

What’s Blooming at WVBG

By David P. Davis   Newsroom@DominionPost.com  Many of our spring bulbs and flowering shrubs are already reaching their peak bloom or have even passed their peak at the West Virginia Botanic Garden, 1061 Tyrone Rd.  And, in many cases, blooms that are in the ...

Weather's April Fools' Joke

After light snow and temperatures in the lower 30s Thursday, the area will see the sun, but remain chilly, according to AccuWeather. Winds at 10 miles per hour, with gusts at 16 mph, made Thursday’s 34 feel more like 24. Today, we should see the temperature reach 44 with mostly cloudy ...