BY MIKE NOLTING A man wanted in the murder of his estranged wife in a Pittsburgh suburb was arrested on I-79 near Morgantown Monday morning. Members of […]
Cops and Courts
Drug task force makes weekend arrests for meth, marijuana
One police search led to another for a New York man who is now facing drug charges in Morgantown after a police investigation into a separate crime […]
Preston County man in custody after threatening to ‘shoot up’ Bruceton School
Seth Chance Johnson, 22, of Albright, is facing charges for making threats of terroristic acts after police say he made threats toward Bruceton School in Bruceton Mills […]
Morgantown man, Trump sued in officer’s death
Morgantown resident George Tanios, who is pleading guilty to his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, has been named in a civil […]
Federal judge upholds W.Va.’s law that limits participation of transgender athletes
A federal judge upheld West Virginia’s law affecting the participation of transgender athletes on school sports teams. “The question before the court is whether the legislature’s chosen […]
Altercation at Sheetz leads to first-degree robbery charges
A Pittsburgh man is facing robbery charges after police responded to an altercation outside of the University Avenue Sheetz on Jan. 3. Morgantown police were dispatched to […]
Tunnelton man in custody after alleged assault
A Preston County man is in custody after allegedly assaulting a female victim who ultimately had to be life-flighted for emergency care. According to the criminal complaint, […]
Suspect in PA cop shooting was former Morgantown High student
BY DAVE WILSON The man accused of killing a police chief and injuring another officer in a shooting near Pittsburgh was formerly a student at Morgantown High […]
Morgantown man faces grand larceny charges in construction site thefts
Over the weekend, West Virginia State Police arrested a Morgantown man suspected of taking over $1,300 worth of tools, as well as a vehicle, from a local […]
Morgantown man facing charges for threats against family court staff
A Morgantown man is facing criminal charges after allegedly making threats against a Monongalia County Family Court Judge and court staff. Last week on Dec. 19 and […]
