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Cops and Courts
Man used stolen identities to purchase cell phones, police say
A Georgia man is accused of buying cell phones fraudulently and sending them to an abandoned house next to his. Daniel Opoku Acheampong, 31, of Douglasville, is charged with fraudulent […]
Accused kidnapper appears in court
A Parsons man who was found in Virginia with an underage girl reported missing — briefly triggering an Amber Alert — appeared Friday in Monongalia County Magistrate Court. Danny Small, […]
Kentucky suit accuses Justice, son of racketeering
CHARLESTON — Homeowners, rather than infrastructure, are officially becoming the priority of mitigation grants related to the devastating 2016 West Virginia flood. State Emergency Management Director Mike Todorovich signed a […]
Drag performer calls off investigation as police look into alleged victim’s story
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Police Department is “actively following up” on “several inconsistencies” surrounding an alleged attack that took place on the Pleasant Street Bridge in the early morning hours […]
Former WVU forward enters tentative plea deal for breaking man’s nose in 2018
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A tentative plea agreement was reached in the case against a former West Virginia basketball player accused of breaking a man’s nose and denting a car in […]
Defense attorneys: Video shows police used excessive force during arrest of Westover man
WESTOVER, W.Va. — Defense attorneys for a black man facing a series of charges claim he suffered a broken jaw and three missing teeth following an abusive encounter with Westover […]
Victims claim they lost $4,500 in Westover armed robbery
Westover Police were investigating an armed robbery that took place just before 1 a.m. on Friday. According to Officer S. Hilling two men in a car on West First Street, […]
W.Va. Supreme Court upholds surface owner rights in Crowder-Wentz case
MORGANTOWN — Surface owners scored a victory over natural gas developers in a ruling handed down by the state Supreme Court Wednesday. The court unanimously upheld a Doddridge County Circuit […]
New ESFs aim to make crisis response smoother
Monongalia County will soon have a new set of emergency operation plans that use a flexible framework called emergency support functions. “There’s 15 ESFs, or emergency support functions, and they […]
