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UPD open house shows off department’s new operations center
MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia University Police Department is moving on up. And while it may not technically qualify as a deluxe apartment in the sky, it would be difficult […]
Benson urges WVU to ‘think big’ in first State of the University address
MORGANTOWN – In his first 13 weeks or so in office, WVU President Michael Benson has traveled miles of winding, country roads as he’s made stops in 28 of the […]
WVU’s Purinton House a part of university, American history
MORGANTOWN — On Nov. 2, 1911, President William Howard Taft stood on the front porch of West Virginia University’s Purinton House and delivered his “World Wide Speech,” in which he […]
WVU: Domestic violence, stalking reports increased in 2024
MORGANTOWN — In 2024, West Virginia University’s Morgantown Campus saw a 33% jump in reported instances of domestic violence over 2023. Reports of stalking jumped 75% in that same period. […]
WVU students, GOP leaders turn out to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has sparked tributes and vigils across the nation and around the world. And Monday evening, the WVU chapter of the […]
BOG Chair Hutson requests security report in light of Kirk assassination
MORGANTOWN – Two days after conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated while engaging with students on the campus of Utah Valley University, West Virginia University Board of Governors Chair […]
WVU hit with hoax ‘swatting’ call reporting active shooter
MORGANTOWN — A little after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, a call came in to MECCA 911 dispatch reporting gunshots on West Virginia University’s downtown campus. At 7:43 a.m., WVU issued […]
Policy makers want a closer look at plans to close Grumbein’s Island
MORGANTOWN — Sometimes you’ve just got to see it to believe it. So it goes with some members of the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board who say they’d […]
It feels like home already: WVU Class of 2029 showcases excitement for first semester
MORGANTOWN — As the West Virginia University Class of 2029 prepares for its first semester, incoming students are sharing their excitement about life in Morgantown and the reasons they chose […]
