A Morgantown man is being held at North Central Regional Jail after allegedly setting multiple fires to an apartment with small children inside during a domestic dispute on Monday. Deputies […]
Cops and Courts
Sheriff: Suspect was shooting randomly at people after stopping in the middle of I-79
WESTON — The chief deputy of the Upshur County Sheriff’s Department is recovering from a gunshot wound and a suspect who shot him is dead after a chaotic scene on […]
Lawsuit filed to deny City of Morgantown and insurance administrator subrogation claims
A lawsuit filed in Monongalia County Circuit Court aims to deny the City of Morgantown and Benefit Assistance Company, LLC any payment under a subrogation claim for a 2017 accident […]
WVU Hospitals third petition for writ of prohibition in class action suit denied; Armstead files dissent
“This case has followed a tortured path,” West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Moats wrote in the Court’s latest opinion to deny West Virginia University Hospitals (WVUH) and West Virginia United […]
Former Regional Jail inmates testify about conditions
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — Members of a legislative interim committee learned some of the problems associated with the state’s Regional Jail system from a couple of people who have […]
Woman charged with battery on a government employee after biting transport officer
A Marion County woman was charged with battery on a government employee after allegedly shoving and biting a Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department transport officer. According to a criminal complaint, on […]
Lawsuit filed against Mon Power, FirstEnergy after 2021 house fire
A lawsuit filed this week in Monongalia County Circuit Court by a Taylor County couple names Monongahela Power Company (Mon Power) and FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. as defendants, along with Mon […]
Seat belt violation ends in foot chase, drug charges
A routine traffic stop in Morgantown by a West Virginia State Trooper resulted in a brief foot chase and drug charges against the vehicles’ driver. Cpl. J.T. Wood stated in […]
Arrest made in Northside Hills apt. shooting
Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Morgantown man in connection to an April shooting at Northside Hills Apartments. Levi H. Kelly, 21, has been charged with attempted murder, use of […]
COVID-era investigations face new obstacles
BY MIKE NOLTING GRANVILLE — A police officer in Monongalia County says a recent theft investigation has highlighted another way the pandemic has changed, and is changing daily life. Recently, […]
