On Monday morning a wallet was stolen from a vehicle in a parking lot on Garrison Avenue. No one has been arrested; no criminal complaint to explain the details. Just […]
Cops and Courts
Drug task force: Fentanyl, cocaine found in apartment
A Pennsylvania man was arrested Thursday following a search of a Brookhaven apartment by the Mon Metro Drug Task Force. Ryan J. Michaux, 22, is charged with possession with intent […]
Second WVU student injured in rock slide sues
One of those injured in last February’s rock slide on Monongahela Boulevard has sued the West Virginia University Board of Governors. Maceon Wheeler was a passenger on the PRT when […]
Police: Tuesday power outage caused by drunk driver
MORGANTOWN — A Tuesday evening power outage in Sabraton was caused when an allegedly drunk driver crashed into a light pole support wire. About 1,500 Mon Power customers lost power […]
W.Va. hospital to pay more than $300K for Medicare fraud
Newsroom@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG — U.S. Attorney Bill Powell has announced that Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg has agreed to pay $320,175.71 for false medical claims. According the settlement, Grant Memorial Hospital […]
Vehicle crash takes out bus stop shelter
The shelter over the bus stop in front of Morgantown Unity Manor on Willey Street was destroyed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning. Around 3:50 a.m., a traffic crash involving […]
Mon County Sheriff’s Office seeks information about missing teen
MORGANTOWN — Ashley Rae Fortney, 16, of Morgantown, left her parents’ residence without their consent, according to a Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office social media post. She left information indicating that […]
City reviewing police chief applications
Selecting Morgantown’s next police chief is an important decision that city administration is not taking lightly. That’s according to Communications Director Andrew Stacy who said City Manager Kim Haws is […]
Man accused of murder waives hearing
The man accused of killing his grandson’s mother waived his preliminary hearing in Monongalia County Magistrate Court on Friday. Gary Smith II, 60, of Morgantown, is charged with first-degree murder. […]
Man pleads guilty to shooting incident
On June 5, 2020, officers with the Westover Police Department responded to a shooting on East Street. On Thursday, Jerrid Weaver, 25, entered an Alford plea to wanton endangerment for […]
