A Morgantown man was arrested Saturday after falsely reporting a bomb in the parking lot of Dollar General on Cheat Road. Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputy Reginald Martin Jr. was dispatched […]
Cops and Courts
Counties, cities case against ‘Big 3’ opioid distributors settles for $400M
CHARLESTON — Three large opioid distributors will pay dozens of West Virginia counties, cities and towns a total of $400 million for their roles in the opioid epidemic in a […]
Class action lawsuit claims medical corporation released personal information on public documents
A class action lawsuit filed in Monongalia County Circuit Court claims University Health Associates (West Virginia University Medical Corp.) unlawfully publicized the plaintiffs’ confidential information in publicly accessible lawsuits and […]
Hunt waives preliminary hearing, requests bond reduction
Brittany Nichole Hunt, 27, of Westover, the woman accused of putting her newborn baby inside a backpack and then putting the backpack inside a crawl space in her residence, waived […]
Two men arrested after allegedly making threats with guns
Morgantown police officers arrested two men on multiple charges early Sunday morning after a caller said they pulled guns out at a Beverly Avenue residence and “threatened to shoot people.” […]
Noisy muffler leads Star City PD to drug bust
Star City police officers arrested a Morgantown man on possession charges after pulling his vehicle over for excessive smoke, gas, or noise from the muffler, a violation of a Star […]
Granville man arrested for attempted kidnapping at University Avenue Sheetz
A Granville man is in custody after being accused of trying to kidnap a boy in downtown Morgantown. According to a criminal complaint, Morgantown Police Patrolman Laneve was sent to […]
Westover woman arrested after newborn found inside backpack hidden in crawl space
A Westover woman is being held at North Central Regional Jail on $150,000 bond after her arrest Thursday for gross child neglect. Police say she zipped her newborn baby in […]
Man arrested after weekend altercation with police
A Morgantown man is being charged with two counts of battery on an officer after starting an altercation with two Morgantown police officers on High Street early Saturday morning. The […]
Mon County man takes Alford plea in sexual abuse of minors case
A Monongalia County man indicted in September on 10 counts of sexual abuse of a child, involving multiple victims dating back as far as 1984, entered into a plea agreement […]
