The Morgantown Police Department is investigating a double-fatal crash that occurred at approximately 3:20 a.m. May 13. One Morgantown man and another from Maryland were killed in the accident in […]
Cops and Courts
Police: Man shoots wife during argument
A Morgantown man is being held without bond after he allegedly shot a woman in the head inside a Morgantown residence. Monongalia Sheriff’s deputies were called to the Healthy Heights […]
Westover man charged for ‘dragging’ dog causing injury
A Westover man was arrested for animal cruelty after witnesses saw him “dragging” his dog and striking a woman who tried to stop him. Patrolman Cather, with the Westover Police […]
Mon County honors National Police Week, Peace Officers Memorial Day
Over 800,000 law enforcement officers across the United States are expected to participate in this year’s National Police Week, a time for mourning police officers killed in the line of […]
Muniz reports to Magistrate Court
A now-retired vice principal who is at the center of a student assault case at North Elementary School, reported to Monongalia County Magistrate Court on Monday to answer a charge […]
Gov. Justice appoints Paul Gwaltney Jr. to 17th Judicial Circuit
Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday that he appointed Paul W. Gwaltney Jr. as judge for the 17th Judicial Circuit, which serves Monongalia County. Gwaltney graduated in the top 15% of […]
Justices hear arguments on charter school approvals
West Virginia Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday about whether the system being used to approve charter schools is constitutional. Charter schools receive financial support from the state’s public education […]
Philadelphia man charged for fentanyl possession
A Philadelphia man is in custody after Monongalia County deputies found him and another person unresponsive in their vehicle. On May 4, Deputies Watkins and Hall encountered Tarik Jamal Bellinger, 31, […]
Supreme Court to consider charter system
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Supreme Court justices will consider whether the state’s system of approving charter schools is constitutional. Justices will hear oral arguments at 10 a.m. today. Charter schools […]
Dalton hearing concludes, decision still weeks away
The Civil Service hearing for former Westover Police Lt. Aaron Dalton, which began in late February, ended Monday after a fourth day of testimony before Westover Civil Service Commissioners Justin White, […]
