Brittany Nichole Hunt, 27, of Westover, the woman accused of putting her newborn baby inside a backpack and then putting the backpack inside a crawl space in […]
Cops and Courts
Two men arrested after allegedly making threats with guns
Morgantown police officers arrested two men on multiple charges early Sunday morning after a caller said they pulled guns out at a Beverly Avenue residence and “threatened […]
Noisy muffler leads Star City PD to drug bust
Star City police officers arrested a Morgantown man on possession charges after pulling his vehicle over for excessive smoke, gas, or noise from the muffler, a violation […]
Granville man arrested for attempted kidnapping at University Avenue Sheetz
A Granville man is in custody after being accused of trying to kidnap a boy in downtown Morgantown. According to a criminal complaint, Morgantown Police Patrolman Laneve […]
Westover woman arrested after newborn found inside backpack hidden in crawl space
A Westover woman is being held at North Central Regional Jail on $150,000 bond after her arrest Thursday for gross child neglect. Police say she zipped her […]
Man arrested after weekend altercation with police
A Morgantown man is being charged with two counts of battery on an officer after starting an altercation with two Morgantown police officers on High Street early […]
Mon County man takes Alford plea in sexual abuse of minors case
A Monongalia County man indicted in September on 10 counts of sexual abuse of a child, involving multiple victims dating back as far as 1984, entered into […]
Judge pauses felony abortion law
A Kanawha Circuit judge halted enforcement of West Virginia’s felony abortion ban from the 1800s, agreeing that it conflicts with laws passed more recently. Judge Tera Salango […]
OCME drafting rules for disposing remains of decedents
BY ERSHAD KAMOL The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner — located in Charleston — is awaiting approval of a new set of rules that will empower […]
Six arrested during Van Voorhis drug bust
Six men were arrested on drug charges Wednesday during the execution of search warrants at two apartments at a Van Voorhis Road apartment complex. The Mon Metro […]
