KINGWOOD — The City of Kingwood has settled a lawsuit filed by a couple who said the city flooded their basement with raw sewage. Charles and Debbie […]
Cops and Courts
Police disperse Spruce Street block party after crowd hurls bottles
MORGANTOWN — Police dispersed hundreds of students without any arrests after a snow-day block party turned into “a dangerous situation.” “It’s a snow day; it’s a great […]
Sheriff’s Department arrest one for armed robbery
MORGANTOWN — A man accused of robbing a Circle K with a knife this week was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery on Thursday. Terry A. Wise Jr., of […]
Mon County Circuit Court Judge Russell Clawges retires, moves to new position
MORGANTOWN — After 22 years on the bench, Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Russell M. Clawges Jr. retired. Thursday was his last day as a circuit court […]
Man charged with stealing generators that powered stop lights on W.Va. 72
KINGWOOD — A Rowlesburg man is charged with stealing the generators that powered stop lights on a one-lane section of W.Va. 72. Donald Ray Moats, 39, was […]
Drug task force arrests two following separate searches
MORGANTOWN — Two Michigan men are in jail after the Mon Metro Drug Task Force found drugs in two home searches. Treayane Issac Johnson, 41, of Detroit, […]
Blaze breaks out in building at corner of Brockway Avenue and Overdale Street
MORGANTOWN — Firefighters spent several hours on Tuesday fighting a fire in an empty apartment building in Morgantown’s Greenmont neighborhood. Morgantown Fire Department responded to 201 Overdale […]
Magistrates in Monongalia County have one of the highest workloads in the state
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County’s four magistrates were each assigned about 2,500 cases in 2017, split between criminal, civil and special proceedings. With a caseload among the highest […]
Police arrest man during burglary of Brockway residence
MORGANTOWN — A man was arrested mid-burglary on Friday morning, according to the Morgantown Police Department. The department responded to a burglary in progress at 6:46 a.m., […]
WVU student accused of biting another’s ear off among those arraigned
MORGANTOWN — A trio of men accused of armed home invasion, a WVU student who allegedly bit someone’s ear off in a fight and a WVU student […]