MORGANTOWN – State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita appeared before the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to talk about the potentially landmark […]
Cops and Courts
House Education approves bill to allow armed teachers to serve as School Protection Officers
MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee spent five hours Thursday hashing over a bill to allow select teachers to serve as armed School Protection Officers in their buildings. HB 2364 […]
Morgantown firefighters denied judgment in holiday pay suit against city
Monongalia Circuit Court Judge Phillip D. Gaujot on Wednesday granted judgment in favor of the City of Morgantown in a lawsuit filed by over 50 individual members of the Morgantown […]
House Education Committee puzzles and stalls on bill to hold back third-graders failing reading and math; distracted driving bill passes in House Tech
MORGANTOWN – A House bill to require third-graders who fail a statewide test measuring math and reading skills to be held back for a year hit a wall in the […]
After long debate, House of Delegates approves bill to require extended supervision for repeat-offense fentanyl dealers
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates spent more than an hour Monday debating a bill to require extended supervision of repeat-offense fentanyl dealers who’ve done their time – then voted […]
Westover police catch alleged copper thieves at the scene
Two men have been taken into custody after Westover police found them removing copper wiring from a residence on Fairmont Road in Westover. Officers responded to the home on Feb. […]
Westover narcotics search warrant results in two arrests
Two men were taken into custody after officers with the Westover and Granville police departments worked together to obtain and execute a search warrant for the distribution of narcotics at […]
Customer who found a screw in Primanti’s sandwich files lawsuit
Primanti Brothers Restaurant and Bar has been named as the defendant in a lawsuit filed in Monongalia County Circuit, which claims a man bit through a screw that was inside […]
Additional charges filed against Ohio man charged with assaulting an officer
Additional charges have been filed against Joseph P. Elias, 40, of Wintersville, Ohio, after Monongalia County sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant on the vehicle in which he was found. […]
Live streaming program gives responders preview of emergencies
MORGANTOWN — They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In the age of social media, it seems nearly every event, incident, or altercation is being captured by a […]
