KINGWOOD — Kingwood and the mayor are asking the court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two former police officers. In a “motion to dismiss in lieu of an answer” […]
Cops and Courts
Westover man arrested after alleged fight with officer
MORGANTOWN — A Westover man was arrested Oct. 24 after fleeing the scene of a reported domestic argument and getting into a fight with a Morgantown Police officer. According to […]
Morgantown police identify man who died during psychiatric emergency
Morgantown police have identified the man who died during a psychiatric emergency Tuesday morning as Aaron Thomas Riel. The 38-year-old was from the Morgantown area, according to a press release […]
Damaged cars on WVU campus likely caused by vandalism
WVU Police Chief W.P. Chedester said he believes it was primarily an act of vandalism, not theft, when someone broke windows out of more than 30 cars in a parking […]
Police: Man dies after falling more than 50 feet from tree, near BOE building
An unidentified man died early Tuesday as he jumped from one tree to another, near the Monongalia County Board of Education building on South High Street. According to a release […]
Justice says Loughry should resign; not yet ready to call special session to reconsider impeachment
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice said Monday convicted Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry should resign. But Justice continued, he is not yet ready to call a special session for the […]
More than 30 cars were broken into at the WVU College of Law parking lot
More than 30 cars had their windows broken and items taken early Saturday morning. The thief or thieves broke windows on 33 or 34 cars parked at the area 200 parking […]
Preston man charged with threatening hospital personnel, entering high school illegally
KINGWOOD — Police located a man hiding inside Preston High Saturday after he ran from them, according to criminal complaints. Anthony Michael Shuttlesworth, 25, of Kingwood, is charged with trespassing, […]
Preston man charged with kidnapping
KINGWOOD — A Masontown man is charged with kidnapping a man and trying to collect ransom from the victim’s family. A woman was also allegedly kidnapped, but no charges have […]
Tractor-trailers collide on I-79, lumber spills on road
MORGANTOWN — Interstate 79 northbound was shut down for several hours Monday morning after two tractor-trailers collided and cargo fell in the road. An 18-wheeler rear-ended another, causing the lumber […]
