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STAR CITY, W.Va (WDTV) - A father of six died Friday, May 13 by drowning in the Monongahela River, police say. The Star City Chief of Police, Tom Varndell, confirms to 5 News that Rusty Shane Adams of Star City drowned while swimming in the river. A GoFundMe page is...

HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — State police said they’re investigating an incident of criminal mischief at Westmoreland Memorial Cemetery in Hempfield Township. Investigators were alerted to the incident a little before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. State police said a woman reported several items at a family member’s grave site were...

West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins has announced the signing of Emmitt Matthews Jr. to a grant-in-aid for the 2022-23 academic year. Matthews, a 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward from Tacoma, Washington, will return to West Virginia after spending last season at Washington. He spent the first three years of his collegiate career at WVU.

Two children were hospitalized in Tennessee this month due to the nationwide baby formula shortage, according to a Memphis hospital.

The Town Council of Star City swore in its first female police chief during their council meeting Tuesday night.

Morgantown, West Virginia – Former West Virginia offensive coordinator Calvin Magee suffered a major heart attack earlier today. Magee, 59, worked at West Virginia University from 2001 to 2007 under Rich Rodriguez and is now the assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/tight ends coach under Rodriguez at Jacksonville State University. Prayers...

Former Elizabeth Township commissioner Andrew Kuzma has defeated incumbent state Rep. Mike Puskaric for the Republican nomination in the 39th Legislative District. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon Valley Independent, call 724-314-0035 to subscribe or subscribe to our online edition at http://monvalleyindependent.com.

Basketball has long resonated throughout West Virginia, with an abundance of teams and players having forever cemented their names. Recently, the Glenville State women’s basketball team became the first college or university to win a national championship in college basketball. But were you aware there was a team in...

Welcome, By-Godders, to The Shotgun Throwdown, WVU’s best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor, and daily distractions. After struggling to adjust to the college basketball transfer portal last year, West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins has shown that he can adapt this spring. Huggins has added multiple power-five transfers to his roster, including the return of Emmitt Matthews and the newest edition of Tre Mitchell from Texas. While some want to criticize Huggy Bear and his staff, they have shown that they can attract some of the biggest names in the transfer portal. Hopefully the new additions on the roster help the Mountaineers return to their winning ways next season.

Chief Thomas Varndell has led the Star City Police Department since 2017. After five years as chief and many more serving in law enforcement, Varndell has decided to retire. With th. You have reached content available exclusively to Dominion Post subscribers.

STAR CITY, W.Va (WDTV) - The town of Star City welcomed its first female police chief, Jessica Colebank. Colebank was sworn in to replace former Chief Tom Varndell. Colebank worked in Star City for seven years before she went to Granville, where she spent four years. Colebank hoped to create...

Stormy Johnson pays $800 a month to rent a three-bedroom house in Kingwood, West Virginia. Last winter, she paid almost that much for her utilities too: roughly $700 a month for gas and electric. When the bills first arrived, she was shocked. “During the summer months, even running like four...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — 24 sectional champions have qualified for the WVSSAC Regional Baseball tournaments. Best-of-three series play can begin Monday, May 23. Regional champions advance to the state tournament at Appalachian Power Park in Charleston. The single-elimination state tournament will begin Thursday, June 2. (Team records updated after the...

In four seasons playing college basketball, Erik Stevenson has had plenty of individual success, scoring a total of 1,187 points. The one thing he hasn’t experienced, though, is the NCAA Tournament. He hopes that changes this coming year at West Virginia, which has advanced to the Big Dance in...

Duquesne women’s basketball head coach Dan Burt has announced his recruiting class for the upcoming 2022-23 season. This year’s class features two incoming freshmen, three Division I transfers and one junior college transfer. Guards Reilly Sunday (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area HS), Dea Pushkolli (Prishtina, Kosovo/Arizona Compass Prep) and...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — City council has signed off on an agreement that would limit the power of the Morgantown Civilian Police and Advisory Board. The board was created by city council last year to accept complaints, audit policies and procedures and review findings of internal investigations and make recommendations to the chief of police. The ordinance also gave the board authority to review evidence and interview witnesses or the complainant.

Yough baseball coach Craig Spisak isn’t a fan of seeing his team try to play from behind. But this season, it’s happened so often, that he knows the Cougars aren’t phased when facing an early deficit. That was the case on Tuesday as Yough spotted Mt. Pleasant a big lead in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs at Hempfield Area High School. But like they have done several times this season, the Cougars battled back and eventually pulled out a hard-fought victory.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Morgantown city council agreed to an agreement that would limit the power of the Civilian Police and Advisory Board. By accepting the agreement the plaintiff, the Morgantown-Preston County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 87, nor the defendant, the city of Morgantown can appeal the ruling. The...