A weekend burglary in broad daylight on Willey Street resulted in the arrest of a Morgantown man after the homeowners returned to find him still inside their […]
Cops and Courts
Senate, House pass bills on distracted driving, attacks on police, sex offenders and more
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate and House passed bills dealing with distracted drivers, student drivers, attacks on police officers, human smuggling green energy and more on Friday. […]
ACLU-WV: ‘Secret laws’ in prisons must be made public
The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia (ACLU-WV) filed legal action Friday in Kanawha County Circuit Court in an effort to compel the state Department of […]
‘Notorious” drug dealer indictment dismantles major drug network to West Virginia
A federal indictment returned this week charging individuals from Ohio, California and Mexico dismantles a sophisticated drug trafficking network that served as one of the largest suppliers […]
Lawsuit filed against MPD after unlawful search in 2018
A lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Monongalia County Circuit Court against the Morgantown Police Department and one of its officers after a U.S. Court of Appeals vacated […]
Mon Sheriff’s Department seeks identity of Calvary Baptist Church burglar
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for help identifying a suspect in a burglary at Calvary Baptist Church on Burroughs Street in Morgantown. On […]
Former employee files lawsuit against Preston County Office of Emergency Management
A lawsuit recently filed in Preston County Circuit Court by a former Office of Emergency Management (OEM) employee alleges the office allowed several supervisors to create a […]
MPD releases officer’s body-cam footage after High Street incident
Morgantown Police have released officer body-cam footage relating to a Feb. 2 incident on High Street, after an alleged domestic dispute. The police footage was released in […]
House Judiciary approves enhanced distracted driving bill after hearing Preston County widow’s story of loss
MORGANTOWN – A Preston County woman told legislators her story of the deadly consequences of distracted driving as they considered a bill to update and enhance the […]
MPD: Appropriate amount of force used in recorded arrest
A video posted to social media over the weekend depicting what appears to be a police officer in downtown Morgantown slamming a man’s head into the cement […]
