MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Police Department is “actively following up” on “several inconsistencies” surrounding an alleged attack that took place on the Pleasant Street Bridge in the early morning hours […]
Cops and Courts
Former WVU forward enters tentative plea deal for breaking man’s nose in 2018
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A tentative plea agreement was reached in the case against a former West Virginia basketball player accused of breaking a man’s nose and denting a car in […]
Defense attorneys: Video shows police used excessive force during arrest of Westover man
WESTOVER, W.Va. — Defense attorneys for a black man facing a series of charges claim he suffered a broken jaw and three missing teeth following an abusive encounter with Westover […]
Victims claim they lost $4,500 in Westover armed robbery
Westover Police were investigating an armed robbery that took place just before 1 a.m. on Friday. According to Officer S. Hilling two men in a car on West First Street, […]
W.Va. Supreme Court upholds surface owner rights in Crowder-Wentz case
MORGANTOWN — Surface owners scored a victory over natural gas developers in a ruling handed down by the state Supreme Court Wednesday. The court unanimously upheld a Doddridge County Circuit […]
New ESFs aim to make crisis response smoother
Monongalia County will soon have a new set of emergency operation plans that use a flexible framework called emergency support functions. “There’s 15 ESFs, or emergency support functions, and they […]
WVU Police host training exercise
MORGANTOWN — A bomb didn’t go off in a PRT car. An active shooter didn’t open up on the PRT platform at Towers. Bombs weren’t being made in a room […]
Beware scam claiming overdue Mon Power bill
MORGANTOWN —Butch Lee knew his electric bill was paid up when he got a call demanding a payment and threatening to shut his power off anyway. A little legwork and […]
Motorcyclist killed in Monday morning crash identified
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s department has identified the motorcyclist killed in a Monday morning accident on Blue Horizon Drive. Richard Saltsman, 35, of Core, died from injuries sustained […]
Maryland man killed by falling tree while kayaking
KINGWOOD — The name of a kayaker killed Sunday at the Cheat River by a falling tree has been released by the State Division of Natural Resources. Andy Malinoski, Press […]
