Members of the Mon Metro Drug Task Force arrested two individuals after recovering dangerous amounts of illegal narcotics during searches of two Monongalia County residences. Desmond Arness […]
Cops and Courts
Mon deputies identify body found in Cheat Lake area; additional information released on two-year-old “John Doe” case
A 62-year-old Point Marion man was found deceased just a few feet from his vehicle after area law enforcement found the car in the area of Birch […]
The Honorable Judge Gwaltney takes the bench
Paul W. Gwaltney Jr. was sworn in as the newest judge in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit during a standing-room-only investiture ceremony held Friday at the Monongalia County Justice […]
Mon sheriff’s department testing for new recruits
On Saturday, June 3, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office will be testing for the position of entry-level deputy sheriff. The test consists of two parts. The first […]
‘John Doe’ investigation reignited on 2-year-old human remains case
Nearly a dozen investigators from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigations searched a small area off Dug Hill Road, just outside of […]
Monongalia County grand jury returns nearly 150 indictments
The second grand jury of 2023 for Monongalia County, held May 10-12, returned 149 indictments for 122 individuals. An indictment is not a finding of guilt, […]
Westover man charged with frat house car theft
A Westover man is in custody after allegedly stealing a Jeep Wrangler from outside a North High Street fraternity house in Morgantown. University Police Officer Roy Harper […]
Canadian murder case breaks cold cases in W.Va.
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE WINFIELD — Now that DNA has positively linked a West Virginia man to a rape and murder case in Canada, it’s possible other cold […]
Area lawyers, judges honor retired federal Judge Irene Keeley for 30 years of service
MORGANTOWN – Local lawyers and judges gathered at WVU’s Erickson Alumni Center Thursday afternoon to honor federal Judge Irene M. Keeley, who retired last September after 30 […]
Morgantown Police accepting applicants for June exam
The Morgantown Police Department is accepting applicants for the next civil service testing date, set for June 17. To qualify for the position of entry-level police officer, […]
