An alleged domestic dispute at a residence in the Cheat Lake area of Morgantown ended with three total victims and one man taken into custody on multiple charges, with a […]
Cops and Courts
Drug task force recovers over two pounds of meth inside Morgantown residence
Three men are facing felony drug charges after Mon Metro Drug Task Force investigators found large amounts of methamphetamine inside a Monongalia County residence. On Jan. 19, task force agents […]
106 indicted by Mon County grand jury
The first Monongalia County grand jury of 2023 returned 106 indictments, significantly lower than the 150 indicted in September 2022. An indictment is not a finding of guilt, but a […]
In West Virginia’s jails ‘we’re working our people to death’ and they’re quitting
An alarming message about staffing in West Virginia’s jails came Thursday. “We’re absolutely working our people to death, and they’re quitting because of that,” acting Corrections Commissioner Brad Douglas said […]
Duo facing eight counts of drug-related charges after running red light
Two women are facing a slew of drug charges after police in Star City pulled them over for running a red light on Monday and noticed drug paraphernalia in their […]
Police seek information on weekend stabbing
Morgantown police are looking for information on a stabbing incident in downtown Morgantown after being called to a hospital emergency room Sunday morning. A press release from Morgantown Police Chief […]
Sentences in Mexico-to-Morgantown drug ring followed by indictments of two more operations
A Bruceton Mills man, Greg Snider, was found guilty earlier this week for his role in a drug distribution operation from 2018 to 2020 that spanned from Mexico to Monongalia […]
Senate bill would allow medical professionals attached to SWAT teams to carry firearms for self-protection
MORGANTOWN – A bill once again working its way through the state Senate would allow specially trained medical professionals who accompany police SWAT teams on missions to carry weapons to […]
Bruceton Mills man awaits sentencing in drug operation case
Greg Snider, 63, of Bruceton Mills, is now awaiting sentencing after being found guilty by a federal jury on Monday for his role in a drug distribution operation that spanned […]
Fairmont man in custody after ramming two police vehicles, injuring officers
A Fairmont man is facing an assortment of charges after police say he intentionally rammed his vehicle into two police cruisers, injuring four officers, during a pursuit through the shopping […]
