MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Detectives in Morgantown have made an arrest in the burglary of a school annex and the power plant on Beechurst Avenue. Police have arrested and charged Dustin Vernon Gomes, of Morgantown, with two counts of breaking and entering and one count of grand larceny. August 31, 2024, police believe Gomes broke into…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — A fotrmer substitute teach with Monongalia County Schools has been arrested and charged with two counts of sexual abuse by a person of trust to a child. Brian Kain, 50, of Brick, New Jersey, turned himself in at theMonongalia County Sheriff’s Department, has been arraingned and is free on a $25,000…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University Police have issued a campus warning for a domestic violence incident that occurred in the University Place parking garage located on University Avenue on September 10. The incident did not involve university employees or students. On Tuesday, officers arrived within minutes of the call and found the victim and…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As the Dominion Post transitions into a new era of ownership, the top priority will remain to provide quality local news coverage in the Morgantown Community. Wheeling-based Ogden Newspapers announced plans on Wednesday to purchase the Dominion Post from the Raese family and West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Company. John McCabe, Ogden Newspapers…
KINGWOOD, W.Va. — In Kingwood, Preston High School and Preston County Schools Central are on “hold” due to a social media threat. Superintendent Brad Martin said they are working with law enforcement to investigate the matter. On “hold” means all doors locked with students and personnel inside and no outdoor activities. Martin said the “hold”…
ROCK CAVE, W.Va. — Deputies from the Upshur County Sheriff’s Department took an intoxicated woman into for driving with two small children and explosives in the car. Ashley Galloway, 32, was stopped on Gaines Road in Rock Cave with children ages 3 and 5 in the car. During the stop deputies said Galloway was making…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. An Upshur County couple has been sentenced in connection with two shaken baby deaths in 2022. Thomas Cunnigham, 29, and Ciera Gillespie, 27, had a one-year-old and a two-year-old that died at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital about six weeks apart in 2022 from what doctors said was shaken baby syndrome. Cunningham was given…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Officials are prepared to turn the page on Southern Airways Express as the Essential Air Service (EAS) carrier and move to the first jet air service ever based at the Morgantown Municipal Airport. EAS is a federal program that subsidizes carriers to offset the actual cost of rural airport operations and ensure smaller…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) heard a presentation from Strand Associates, Inc., about system-wide capitol improvement needs and received updates on several important projects. The combined total of all the capitol improvement proposal is about $64.1 million. An engineer from Strand Scott Stearns said an evaluation determined the system will reach capacity,…