The convicted sex offender involved in a stand-off with police on North Willey Street in March 2020 was sentenced to prison Tuesday. Christopher Phillips previously pleaded guilty to three counts […]
Cops and Courts
State police arrest three for armed robbery
MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia State Police have arrested and charged three men for robbing a man at gunpoint in his home. Shane Thomason, 20, Jalen McKissick, 25, and Nasaiah […]
W.Va. AG, Morgantown law enforcement partner for National Drug Take Back Day
MORGANTOWN — Saturday, April 24 is another National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, and the West Virginia Attorney General’s office is teaming up with local law enforcement. A representative from […]
Man sentenced to prison for abusing minor
MORGANTOWN — A Morgantown man convicted of sexually abusing a minor was sentenced to prison Monday. A jury convicted Kenneth Hager, 50, of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or […]
Vietnam vets to get monument in Preston
REEDSVILLE — Vietnam Veterans Chapter 977 met recently at the Reedsville Volunteer Fire Department to discuss a monument they will place on the courthouse lawn in Kingwood. The monument is […]
U.S. Attorney’s Office teams up with law enforcement and other community partners to recognize overdose victims
Newsroom@DominionPost.com WHEELING — Monongalia County Health Department is one of five cities in the Northern District of West Virginia to observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week by placing 50 purple […]
Mon Sheriff hiring multiple deputies
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office will hold a physical agility test and civil service examination May 1 — the first step in hiring new deputies. Sheriff Perry Palmer […]
Police chase suspect on Fairmont, River roads
A Morgantown man is accused of leading police on a case on Fairmont Road and the surrounding area after hitting two police cruisers to escape after getting caught shoplifting at […]
UPDATE: Domino’s shooting suspect turns himself in
MORGANTOWN — The man accused of shooting another man in the shoulder following a dispute in the Domino’s Pleasant Street parking lot April 8 is in jail. Justin Christopher Lamar, […]
Rally for Daunte Wright
The chants heard in downtown Morgantown Thursday evening were exactly the same as those that echoed through the same streets last summer. Black Lives Matter. No Justice, No Peace, No […]
