Morgantown’s police and fire chiefs were among the numerous city officials on hand at Thursday’s first public meeting on annexation. “What the city proposed, the city never […]
Cops and Courts
911: Some roads flooded, impassable; use caution
Several roads in the area are covered in water, some passable, some not. Harold Sperringer, MECCA 911 deputy director, said people should use caution while traveling everywhere […]
Baltimore man who stuck knife in woman’s head pleads guilty
The man who lodged a knife in a Westover woman’s head pleaded guilty in Monongalia County Circuit Court on Wednesday. Judge Phillip Gaujot accepted 25-year-old Zachary Nipper’s […]
Man accused of motel robbery appears in court
New details about a June 26 armed robbery at the Morgantown Motel, and the death of one of those accused of the crime, emerged at a court […]
Man gets 1-3 years for attempted larceny
KINGWOOD — A Montrose man was sentenced Monday to one to three years in prison for attempted grand larceny. Four other charges were dropped. Jason Lee Sturms […]
New Jersey man enters Alford plea to malicious assault
A man accused of biting someone’s ear off after choking them out in a fight entered an Alford plea to the crime in Monongalia County Circuit Court […]
Unsealed generic drug-maker collusion suit complaint reveals insider communications
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The previously redacted complaint in a May multistate federal civil suit alleging Teva, Mylan and other generic drug makers conspired to raise prices and […]
No serious firework-related incidents on Fourth of July
Fireworks lit up Morgantown’s sky on the Fourth of July, prompting outcry on social media but a lack of serious issues, officials said. The Morgantown Fire Department […]
Judge dismisses sexual assault case
MORGANTOWN — A sexual assault case against a rideshare driver has been dismissed. “That dismissal has nothing to do with the defendant’s guilt or innocence but only […]
West Virginia courts, Kingwood offices, closed Friday.
The Monongalia County Justice Center and courts across West Virginia will be closed on Friday. After Gov. Jim Justice declared July 5 a holiday for state employees, […]
