A bystander video showing the arrest of a 49-year-old Monongah woman on Aug. 1 went viral over the weekend, raising questions about the behavior of the arresting officer, Monongah Police […]
Cops and Courts
Upshur County man accused of using vehicles as weapons
BUCKHANNON — An elderly Upshur County man is behind bars after sheriff’s deputies said he rammed three different vehicles into three different homes early Thursday morning on purpose. Marvin “Buck” […]
Morgantown sex offender convicted after going to Mexico to purchase 7-year-old girl
A Morgantown man accused of not updating his sex offender registration and then traveling to Mexico to allegedly purchase a 7-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to failing to update his […]
Drug supplier pleads guilty to conspiracy, distribution
A Detroit man pleaded guilty to federal drug charges Wednesday for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy in Monongalia County from September 2022 to January 2023. Shakur Dorell Jones, […]
Morgantown man jailed after soliciting a minor
A Morgantown man is in jail after he allegedly solicited sexual activity with a minor. On July 20, Granville Police were called to a Granville residence regarding a complaint involving […]
Driver killed in side-by-side rollover on River Road
The driver of a side-by-side is dead following a rollover accident Friday on River Road. At about 8:11 p.m., Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies responded a single-vehicle accident near the area […]
Romano sentenced to 40 years for Moore murder
Arlo Whitehead Romano, 44, of Morgantown, one of two men convicted of the May 2022 murder of Matthew Moore, 46, was sentenced to 40 years in prison Monday afternoon before […]
State withdraws two liens against Justice’s Greenbrier Hotel
The State of West Virginia has withdrawn two liens against The Greenbrier Hotel, which is owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family, that were originally put in place over […]
Preston County man charged after firing gun close to houses
Deputies in Preston County arrested an Aurora man Wednesday after he allegedly fired a gun within a few feet of his residence with two small children inside. According to a […]
Morgantown Man charged with third-degree sexual assault with preteen girl
A Morgantown man was charged with third-degree sexual assault after allegedly having sex with a 12-year-old girl. Also, a Morgantown couple was charged with child abuse after a juvenile […]
