MORGANTOWN — Following a vehicle chase, a Pennsylvania man was arrested and charged when police allegedly found drugs on his side of the vehicle. Jack H. Lowery, 36, of Rockwood, […]
Cops and Courts
New magistrate takes oath
Magistrate Ron Bane took his oath of office over his grandmother’s Bible on Thursday. “I feel blessed to be able to do this and I’m looking forward to serving the […]
Morgantown woman charged with 4 counts of child neglect
MORGANTOWN – A Morgantown woman is charged with four counts of child neglect after she was found unresponsive in the apartment she shared with her four children. Child Protective Services […]
Daily Report – July 8, 2020
Mon Sheriff Shuttlesworth, Anthony Michael, 27, of Morgantown, petit larceny, July 4; Deputy Schubert. DUI-related Beckman, Allen Richard, 61, of Albright, driving on license revoked for DUI, July 6; Trooper […]
Man’s $500K bail reduced to $50K for attempted kidnapping
A Morgantown man being held on attempted kidnapping charges had his bond reduced from $500,000 to $50,000 on Tuesday. Felix Nahun Reyes Galeas, 31, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing […]
Morgantown Police Department employee tests positive for COVID-19
MORGANTOWN — A civilian employee with the Morgantown Police Department tested positive for COVID-19 and is under self-isolation for 14 days. An additional 12 city employees were in contact with […]
Terra Alta man charged with child abuse after toddler found alone alongside W.Va. 7
KINGWOOD — A Terra Alta man was charged with child abuse creating risk of injury Thursday, after his 3-year-old son was found standing along W.Va. 7. Just about a month […]
Woman charged with public intoxication after found naked in Masontown Cemetery
MASONTOWN — A Reedsville woman was arrested Sunday, July 5, after police received complaints she was running naked through the Masontown Cemetery. Stephanie Elaine Thomas, 37, is charged with indecent […]
Police investigate shooting; man injured
At about 2:30 p.m. Thursday, officers of the Morgantown Police Department responded to a call of a gunshot wound at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. Officers found that the victim, a […]
Sentencing delayed in embezzlement case
The sentencing of a former member of the Cassville Volunteer Fire Department who stole more than $16,000 from the department was delayed on Thursday. Judge Susan Tucker ordered the sentencing […]
