A Philadelphia man is in custody after Monongalia County deputies found him and another person unresponsive in their vehicle. On May 4, Deputies Watkins and Hall encountered Tarik […]
Cops and Courts
Supreme Court to consider charter system
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Supreme Court justices will consider whether the state’s system of approving charter schools is constitutional. Justices will hear oral arguments at 10 a.m. […]
Dalton hearing concludes, decision still weeks away
The Civil Service hearing for former Westover Police Lt. Aaron Dalton, which began in late February, ended Monday after a fourth day of testimony before Westover Civil Service […]
Frank Fidazzo, Todd May among fallen officers honored during ceremony by The Honor Roll
MORGANTOWN – Two fallen local law enforcement officers were among those honored Monday morning when riders from The Honor Roll made a stop at the Public Safety […]
UPDATE: Friendship Manor victim died from self-inflicted gunshot – father was a resident there
Authorities are still sorting through the circumstances that led to the suicide of a 74-year-old man Sunday evening at Friendship Manor, a facility on Van Voorhis Road […]
Attorney general announces $700K settlement
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that consumers who were tricked by TurboTax’s owner Intuit into paying for free tax services will begin receiving checks from […]
‘Bad batch’ could cause second overdose spike in two weeks
Area health officials are once again predicting a spike in drug overdoses is about to hit the Morgantown area after an alleged “bad batch” wreaked havoc in the […]
Gov. repeats frustration over jails staffing
Gov. Jim Justice, who declared a staffing emergency in West Virginia’s corrections system last August, repeated this week a statement suggesting futility in working with legislators to […]
Hazelton corrections officers charged for 2019 inmate assault
Two corrections officers from United States Penitentiary Hazleton are facing charges over a March 21, 2019, incident involving the assault of a prisoner. According to U.S. Attorney […]
Two sentenced to federal prison for 2020 drug crimes
Two men were sentenced in United States District Court this week for selling large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine in the Morgantown area. Court records show that […]
