MORGANTOWN – With two hearings set for this coming week regarding Mon Power’s possible purchase of the Pleasants Power Station, the company and its FirstEnergy sister Potomac […]
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PSC sets public comment hearing in Mon Power case regarding possible Pleasants purchase
MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission has scheduled a public comment hearing in the case to determine the immediate future of the Pleasants Power Station. The […]
Justice voices support for keeping Pleasants Power Station open as PSC hearing approaches
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice favors keeping Pleasants Power Station up and running, he said during his Wednesday administration briefing. “It would be a crying shame to […]
Sen. Ryan Weld, now candidate for attorney general, talks with The Dominion Post during Morgantown campaign stop
MORGANTOWN — State Sen. Ryan Weld came to Morgantown on Tuesday, a day after announcing his candidacy for state attorney general, and took some time to talk […]
Mon County Democrat Executive Committee taking names to fill Delegate Danielle Walker’s vacated seat
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Democratic Executive Committee is taking names of party members interested in being considered to fill former Delegate Danielle Walker’s unexpired term. Walker […]
A look at local legislator pay for 2022
MORGANTOWN — With a slight pay raise on the horizon for legislators in 2025, we offer a look today on what local legislators made in 2022, the […]
State PSC sets hearing for Mon Power considering proposal to buy Pleasants Power Station
MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission has scheduled an evidentiary hearing to consider Mon Power’s and Potomac Edison’s interim solution and proposed surcharge regarding their potential […]
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announces run for governor’s office
MORGANTOWN — State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his candidacy for governor on Tuesday with an announcement in front of a crowd of supporters in Harpers Ferry. […]
Mon Power seeks more time from PSC to consider Pleasants purchase; also requests temporary rate hike to cover interim costs
MORGANTOWN – FirstEnergy subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison are asking the state Public Service Commission for more time to consider their possible purchase of the coal-fired […]
Senate Finance chair seeks federal inquiry into Justice office transfer of $28M COVID funds into governor’s discretionary account
MORGANTOWN – State Senate Finance chair Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, has written to the U.S. Treasury Office of Inspector General to investigate whether the transfer of $28.375 million […]