WESTOVER —Westover city council unanimously voted to approve a new, Axon body-camera software system for the Westover police force during Monday night’s Westover City Council meeting. “I want to make […]
Cops and Courts
First Mon grand jury of the year indicts grandfather for woman’s murder
A truck driver involved in the September 2019 vehicle crash that killed a 30-year-old mother and a man accused of killing his grandson’s mother are among those indicted by the […]
Reporter gets taste of crime firsthand
On Monday morning a wallet was stolen from a vehicle in a parking lot on Garrison Avenue. No one has been arrested; no criminal complaint to explain the details. Just […]
Drug task force: Fentanyl, cocaine found in apartment
A Pennsylvania man was arrested Thursday following a search of a Brookhaven apartment by the Mon Metro Drug Task Force. Ryan J. Michaux, 22, is charged with possession with intent […]
Second WVU student injured in rock slide sues
One of those injured in last February’s rock slide on Monongahela Boulevard has sued the West Virginia University Board of Governors. Maceon Wheeler was a passenger on the PRT when […]
Police: Tuesday power outage caused by drunk driver
MORGANTOWN — A Tuesday evening power outage in Sabraton was caused when an allegedly drunk driver crashed into a light pole support wire. About 1,500 Mon Power customers lost power […]
W.Va. hospital to pay more than $300K for Medicare fraud
Newsroom@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG — U.S. Attorney Bill Powell has announced that Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg has agreed to pay $320,175.71 for false medical claims. According the settlement, Grant Memorial Hospital […]
Vehicle crash takes out bus stop shelter
The shelter over the bus stop in front of Morgantown Unity Manor on Willey Street was destroyed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning. Around 3:50 a.m., a traffic crash involving […]
Mon County Sheriff’s Office seeks information about missing teen
MORGANTOWN — Ashley Rae Fortney, 16, of Morgantown, left her parents’ residence without their consent, according to a Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office social media post. She left information indicating that […]
City reviewing police chief applications
Selecting Morgantown’s next police chief is an important decision that city administration is not taking lightly. That’s according to Communications Director Andrew Stacy who said City Manager Kim Haws is […]
