A Detroit man and Morgantown woman are in jail after a Thursday morning search at an apartment on Van Voorhis Road. Alvin Cornilius-Laden Gist, 38, and Jann Carmesha Moss, 39, […]
Cops and Courts
Senate Judiciary approves this year’s try at creating an Intermediate Court of Appeals
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the perennial intermediate appeals court bill. For several years, a version of this bill has passed the Senate and died in the House. […]
Two men charged with pulling guns on each other
Two men were arrested early Saturday after allegedly pulling guns on each other following a vehicle crash in downtown Morgantown. Omharion E. Kershaw, 18, of Pittsburgh, and Ryan M. Sawyer, […]
UPDATE: Police still looking for missing elderly woman; last seen at Mon Health Medical Center
MORGANTOWN — On Wednesday afternoon, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook that claims on social media that 68-year-old Lorna Phillips had been found are false. She is still […]
Coal truck shuts down Fairmont Road for hours
Fairmont Road was closed after a truck carrying coal flipped on its side Monday afternoon. It was closed until about 5:15 p.m. while coal that spilled into the roadway was […]
Woman sues man who struck her in crosswalk
MORGANTOWN — A Maryland woman is suing a Morgantown man who struck her with his vehicle while she was in a crosswalk. The suit was filed on behalf of Tesia […]
W.Va. Academy sues state Department of Education
The wind is still swirling around West Virginia Academy. That’s the name of what would have been the first charter school in the state. It had planned on operating in […]
Viral video subject arrested for sledding in street
MORGANTOWN – An 18-year-old West Virginia University student seen in viral videos sledding down 3rd Street in a laundry cart before bailing out as the cart slammed into a police […]
Man accused of killing woman in his garage
MORGANTOWN — County detectives believe Alexa Randolph was killed in the garage of her son’s paternal grandfather before her body was loaded into the back of her SUV and taken […]
Morgantown man charged with killing his grandchild’s mother
Newsroom@DominionPost.com A Morgantown man was charged with the murder of his grandchild’s mother. Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer announced the arrest of Gary Donald Smith II, 60, Wednesday afternoon. Smith […]






