MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice topped his Thursday COVID briefing by talking about the statewide correctional officer shortage and announced he’s declared a state of emergency to enable the National […]
Cops and Courts
Morgantown man accused of uploading child pornography admitted he ‘knew it was wrong’
A Morgantown man accused of posting child pornography online is currently being held at North Central Regional Jail on $25,000 bond. Garrick Gene Rollison, 22, of Morgantown, allegedly uploaded a […]
AG Morrisey joins other states in efforts against CDC mask mandate and EPA climate actions
MORGANTOWN — State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined in multi-state actions against the CDC and EPA on Tuesday. In the first action, Morrisey joined a 23-state amicus (friend of the […]
Police seek person of interest in weekend shooting in downtown Morgantown
The Morgantown Police Department is looking for a person of interest from a weekend shooting in downtown Morgantown. Law enforcement responded to a shots-heard on Wall Street at about 2:26 […]
Men arrested after posting stolen flooring for sale on Facebook
Two Morgantown men are charged with receiving or transferring stolen goods after they were allegedly in possession of approximately $9,000 of stolen vinyl plank flooring. Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies were […]
Morgantown man arrested after making fake bomb to ‘get a reaction’
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 […]
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.” […]
