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 […]
Cops and Courts
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 […]
Judge pauses felony abortion law
A Kanawha Circuit judge halted enforcement of West Virginia’s felony abortion ban from the 1800s, agreeing that it conflicts with laws passed more recently. Judge Tera Salango issued a temporary […]
OCME drafting rules for disposing remains of decedents
BY ERSHAD KAMOL The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner — located in Charleston — is awaiting approval of a new set of rules that will empower it to dispose […]
Six arrested during Van Voorhis drug bust
Six men were arrested on drug charges Wednesday during the execution of search warrants at two apartments at a Van Voorhis Road apartment complex. The Mon Metro Drug Task Force […]
Suspect in custody after High Street bank robbery
Rickey Alvin Murray, 65, of Morgantown, was in North Central Regional Jail Wednesday after allegedly robbing the Citizens Bank at 258 High St., in Morgantown Tuesday afternoon. According to investigators […]
High-speed chase ends in arrest for driver of a stolen vehicle
A Pennsylvania man was taken into custody by West Virginia State Police after leading troopers on a high-speed chase into downtown Morgantown. At approximately 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, the WVSP Fairmont […]
