MORGANTOWN – Two fallen local law enforcement officers were among those honored Monday morning when riders from The Honor Roll made a stop at the Public Safety Building for a […]
Cops and Courts
UPDATE: Friendship Manor victim died from self-inflicted gunshot – father was a resident there
Authorities are still sorting through the circumstances that led to the suicide of a 74-year-old man Sunday evening at Friendship Manor, a facility on Van Voorhis Road that caters to […]
Attorney general announces $700K settlement
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that consumers who were tricked by TurboTax’s owner Intuit into paying for free tax services will begin receiving checks from a $728,699.97 settlement […]
‘Bad batch’ could cause second overdose spike in two weeks
Area health officials are once again predicting a spike in drug overdoses is about to hit the Morgantown area after an alleged “bad batch” wreaked havoc in the Columbus, Ohio, area. […]
Gov. repeats frustration over jails staffing
Gov. Jim Justice, who declared a staffing emergency in West Virginia’s corrections system last August, repeated this week a statement suggesting futility in working with legislators to address the problem. […]
Hazelton corrections officers charged for 2019 inmate assault
Two corrections officers from United States Penitentiary Hazleton are facing charges over a March 21, 2019, incident involving the assault of a prisoner. According to U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld’s office, […]
Two sentenced to federal prison for 2020 drug crimes
Two men were sentenced in United States District Court this week for selling large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine in the Morgantown area. Court records show that prior to Monday’s […]
One jailed, one dead after child reports drug overdose
A Morgantown man is being held at North Central Regional Jail after State Police responded to a double overdose report last weekend that was allegedly called in by a 7-year-old […]
Intermediate Court of Appeals hears Challenge Academy case
CHARLESTON — A former candidate at the Mountaineer Challenge Academy is trying to get a jury trial on claims that he was not properly cared for during his short time […]
Morgantown reports spike in overdoses
BY MIKE NOLTING Morgantown officials report a spike in overdoses and two suspected deaths associated with the surge. On Friday night, five overdoses were reported, including two suspected deaths. U.S. […]
