MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, returning authority on abortion law to the states. President Biden is […]
Cops and Courts
Arrest made in May murder, second suspect still sought
Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies have one suspect in custody for the May 7 murder of Matthew D. Moore in Mon County. An arrest warrant has been issued […]
Suspect arrested for May Jimmy John’s armed robbery
The Morgantown Police arrested George Kyle Hess, 20, of Morgantown, for allegedly robbing the Jimmy John’s on High Street in Morgantown on May 31. Detectives were called […]
Morgantown man charged with arson, child neglect for apartment fire
A Morgantown man is being held at North Central Regional Jail after allegedly setting multiple fires to an apartment with small children inside during a domestic dispute […]
Sheriff: Suspect was shooting randomly at people after stopping in the middle of I-79
WESTON — The chief deputy of the Upshur County Sheriff’s Department is recovering from a gunshot wound and a suspect who shot him is dead after a […]
Lawsuit filed to deny City of Morgantown and insurance administrator subrogation claims
A lawsuit filed in Monongalia County Circuit Court aims to deny the City of Morgantown and Benefit Assistance Company, LLC any payment under a subrogation claim for […]
WVU Hospitals third petition for writ of prohibition in class action suit denied; Armstead files dissent
“This case has followed a tortured path,” West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Moats wrote in the Court’s latest opinion to deny West Virginia University Hospitals (WVUH) and […]
Former Regional Jail inmates testify about conditions
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — Members of a legislative interim committee learned some of the problems associated with the state’s Regional Jail system from a couple of […]
Woman charged with battery on a government employee after biting transport officer
A Marion County woman was charged with battery on a government employee after allegedly shoving and biting a Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department transport officer. According to a […]
Lawsuit filed against Mon Power, FirstEnergy after 2021 house fire
A lawsuit filed this week in Monongalia County Circuit Court by a Taylor County couple names Monongahela Power Company (Mon Power) and FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. as defendants, […]
