“In West Virginia, we stand up for what’s right, which is why we stand united with Ukraine in every way.” Gov. Jim Justice called on law enforcement agencies statewide last […]
Cops and Courts
Update: Body found identified as missing woman
UPDATE: At 4:45 p.m. Monday, officers from the Morgantown Police Department were notified of a dead body in Deckers Creek. Officers and firefighters from the Morgantown Fire Department responded and […]
House approves Senate state employee pay raise bill — with $10,000 raise for state troopers
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates approved the Senate’s state employee pay raise bill on Monday – with an extra boost for state troopers. The additional raise means the bill […]
Police pursuit ends in third DUI for Pennsylvania man
A Pennsylvania man was taken into custody on Sunday by Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies after a vehicle pursuit, resulting in a third DUI charge for the driver. The incident began […]
Suspect, victim named in fatal shooting Thursday
The Morgantown Police Department has released additional information on a fatal shooting Thursday evening at an apartment in Morgantown. According to a press release, officers from MPD were dispatched to […]
Fatal shooting Thursday in Morgantown, suspect in custody
One man was shot and killed in Morgantown Thursday evening and a suspect was apprehended shortly after.According to Morgantown Communications Director Andrew Stacy, city police officers were called to 18 […]
Mail an avenue for drugs to get into prison
BRUCETON MILLS — A correctional officer at USP Hazelton was taken to the hospital after being exposed to drugs this week. “While he was searching through the inmate’s legal mail, […]
Man caught on camera stealing catalytic converters from WVU vehicles
West Virginia University Police arrested and charged a man with two counts of grand larceny after security cameras caught him removing catalytic converters from vehicles at the WVU Motor Pool […]
Bridgeport man faces charges of sex abuse of a minor
A Bridgeport man was arrested and charged with third degree sexual abuse after the victim, a female juvenile, reported incidents of sexual abuse that occurred few years ago. In January, […]
Anderson sentenced for 2020 murder
Travis Anderson, 35, of Morgantown was sentenced to 30 years of incarceration in the West Virginia State Penitentiary for the second degree murder of Jane Sharak in June of 2020. […]
