On Wednesday, an emergency assistance program to help West Virginia farmers affected by the ongoing drought get water to their livestock was announced. The West Virginia Conservation […]
Author: William Dean, The Dominion Post
Cemetery sued by former employee
An East Oak Grove Cemetery employee was retaliated against after reporting anti-Semitic harassment by co-workers. He recently quit his job when that harassment got worse after The […]
Operation Activet founder Charles ‘CJ’ Ghuste dies during motorcycle accident Saturday
A Morgantown native and the founder of Operation Activet, a nonprofit that focuses on helping veterans, died in a motorcycle crash on Saturday. Charles James Ghuste, 30, […]
Student in critical condition after fall
MORGANTOWN — A WVU student who fell at a fraternity house Thursday is still in critical condition. WVU Spokesperson April Kaull said there was no update to […]
Judge denies motion to overturn sex assault conviction
A motion to overturn the conviction of Timmy Crockett and either acquit him or grant him a second trial was denied on Monday. Crockett was convicted of […]
Man arrested after allegedly attacking police officer
A freshman WVU student was arrested Sunday for attacking a Morgantown Police officer. Chad William LeClair, 18, of Frederick, Md., is charged with malicious assault and strangulation […]
Project encourages financial transparency; county embraces OpenGov site
When J.B. McCuskey took over as the state auditor, there were hundreds of missing audits and no possible way to finish all of the audits he had, […]
Fire breaks out in Mountainview Road home
A home on Mountainview Road caught fire Friday afternoon but no one was injured, thanks to the 3-year-old who discovered the fire. Teah Lamar said she was […]
Mother sues Mon BOE, Morgantown Theatre Company and MHS teacher in son’s alleged rape
A Monongalia County mother sued the county Board of Education and others on behalf of her minor son, alleging that despite knowledge of abuse toward him nothing […]
Morgantown among safest cities in W.Va. according to report
Morgantown’s 2018 crime rate fell below the state and national average, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “These numbers reflect the vigilance of both the citizens […]