The man accused of killing his grandson’s mother waived his preliminary hearing in Monongalia County Magistrate Court on Friday. Gary Smith II, 60, of Morgantown, is charged with first-degree murder. […]
Cops and Courts
Man pleads guilty to shooting incident
On June 5, 2020, officers with the Westover Police Department responded to a shooting on East Street. On Thursday, Jerrid Weaver, 25, entered an Alford plea to wanton endangerment for […]
Drug task force arrests two
A Detroit man and Morgantown woman are in jail after a Thursday morning search at an apartment on Van Voorhis Road. Alvin Cornilius-Laden Gist, 38, and Jann Carmesha Moss, 39, […]
Senate Judiciary approves this year’s try at creating an Intermediate Court of Appeals
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the perennial intermediate appeals court bill. For several years, a version of this bill has passed the Senate and died in the House. […]
Two men charged with pulling guns on each other
Two men were arrested early Saturday after allegedly pulling guns on each other following a vehicle crash in downtown Morgantown. Omharion E. Kershaw, 18, of Pittsburgh, and Ryan M. Sawyer, […]
UPDATE: Police still looking for missing elderly woman; last seen at Mon Health Medical Center
MORGANTOWN — On Wednesday afternoon, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook that claims on social media that 68-year-old Lorna Phillips had been found are false. She is still […]
Coal truck shuts down Fairmont Road for hours
Fairmont Road was closed after a truck carrying coal flipped on its side Monday afternoon. It was closed until about 5:15 p.m. while coal that spilled into the roadway was […]
Woman sues man who struck her in crosswalk
MORGANTOWN — A Maryland woman is suing a Morgantown man who struck her with his vehicle while she was in a crosswalk. The suit was filed on behalf of Tesia […]
W.Va. Academy sues state Department of Education
The wind is still swirling around West Virginia Academy. That’s the name of what would have been the first charter school in the state. It had planned on operating in […]
Viral video subject arrested for sledding in street
MORGANTOWN – An 18-year-old West Virginia University student seen in viral videos sledding down 3rd Street in a laundry cart before bailing out as the cart slammed into a police […]
