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 […]
Cops and Courts
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, […]
Drug task force finds meth, cocaine during search
Jermaine Jones, 50, of Jackson, Mich., was taken into custody on Thursday after the Mon Metro Drug Task Force found drugs inside a Morgantown residence. Task force officers executed a […]
Law enforcement recruitment problematic for all departments
Police departments countywide and throughout the state are experiencing an unprecedented shortage of new officer recruits. The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department said they will be down eight officers, which is […]
Uniontown, Pa., man charged with malicious assault in Morgantown
Jack Christopher Kovacs, 18, of Uniontown, Pa., was charged with malicious assault after he was allegedly caught on video attacking another man in downtown Morgantown in April. A video of […]
Morgantown sued by attorney representing former public works director
MORGANTOWN — Charleston Attorney Sean Cook is suing the city of Morgantown over a Freedom of Information Act request tied to his representation of Alexandra Stockdale, who served as the […]
Brookhaven students have their day in court
If you were even thinking of acting up in Bentley Booth’s courtroom Friday morning, you would have been strongly advised to, well, think again. “Settle down, people,” the judge-for-the-morning said, […]
