A civil complaint filed by a former employee in the Circuit Court of Monongalia County has initiated the first steps in a lawsuit against the West Virginia […]
Cops and Courts
Mon County Grand Jury returns January 2022 indictments
The first Monongalia County grand jury of 2022 met Jan. 6, 10-11, resulting in indictments for 107 defendants accused of felonies. An indictment is a formal criminal […]
City removes comp time for understaffed police department
MORGANTOWN — On a good day, before the first mention of COVID-19, the Morgantown Police Department is 16 officers short. With nearly a quarter of the department’s […]
U.S. Attorney Willian Ihlenfeld aims to tackle fentanyl trafficking in new role as chair of HIDTA executive board
MORGANTOWN – William Ihlenfeld, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, has been elected to chair the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Executive […]
Man arrested trying to sell gift cards purchased with stolen credit cards
Anthony J. Meredith, 41, of Westover is currently being held at North Central Regional Jail on a $50,000 bond after Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies found him in […]
Man arrested for stabbing in South Park
MORGANTOWN — Ryan Anthony Mcleod, 40, of Morgantown, was taken into custody by officers from the Morgantown Police Department after allegedly stabbing a woman in the neck […]
Capito, McKinley sign on to brief supporting multistate challenge of OSHA vaccine mandate before Supreme Court
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Rep. David McKinley both signed on to an amicus – friend of the court – brief supporting the multistate challenged […]
New Year’s Eve police chase ends in arrest of Pittsburgh man
A Pittsburgh man suspected of possessing a stolen vehicle was arrested after crashing into a police cruiser New Year’s Eve and being involved in vehicle pursuits by […]
Mon Sheriff’s department asks for public’s help identifying theft suspect
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a male suspect possibly involved in the theft of several items from a local restaurant. […]
State police arrest Dellslow man with drugs, stolen property
In a criminal complaint filed by Trooper C.E. Smith, a Dellslow man was arrested after officers responded to a possible drug overdose at a residence on Chestnut […]
