WVU Today As part of continuing efforts to increase transparency and better evaluate resources, West Virginia University launched a new Public Safety Advisory Committee to partner with […]
Cops and Courts
Committee on police review board meets
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is still opposed to the creation of any kind of civilian police review board by Morgantown City Council. So he stated in response […]
UPDATE: Police ID shooting suspect
UPDATE: The suspect in Thursday’s shooting outside Domino’s on Pleasant Street has been identified. The Morgantown Police Department announced Monday Justin Christopher Lamar, 19, is wanted for […]
Gov. Justice ceremonially signs intermediate appeals court bill
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice joined by four leaders of the state Senate Friday to ceremonially sign SB 275, the bill establishing an intermediate court of appeals. […]
Authorities search for suspect after Pleasant Street shooting
MORGANTOWN — A man was shot in the parking lot of Domino’s on Pleasant Street Thursday afternoon. He was shot in the shoulder following a dispute with […]
Senate Judiciary rewrites House Second Amendment bill to target federal commandeering
MORGANTOWN – Senate Judiciary took up a Second Amendment bill supported by gun lobbyists but opposed by police, rewrote and fine tuned it, and turned it into […]
City sued for releasing victim’s name in unredacted sexual harassment report
In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the City of Morgantown released a sexual harassment incident report without redacting the victim’s name, which was then […]
New police chief sworn in
Morgantown Police Chief Eric Powell isn’t big on pomp and circumstance, he told the crowd Wednesday morning after taking the oath of his new position. “I guess […]
Ruby & Ketchy’s president sued for sexual harassment of employee
A former employee at Ruby & Ketchy’s is suing the Cheat Lake area restaurant and its president for sexual harassment. The suit claims the president of Ruby […]
Magistrate releases quarterly data on caseload
MORGANTOWN — Magistrate Ron Bane has held 715 hearings in the first three months of 2021. That’s according to his “quarterly court card,” which was released Friday […]
