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Bench trial in county safety ordinance lawsuit moved

MORGANTOWN – A new trial date has been set in the federal class action lawsuit challenging Monongalia County’s Pedestrian and Vehicle Safety Ordinance. The bench trial before West Virginia Northern District Chief Judge Thomas Kleeh was originally scheduled for Aug. 17. Kleeh issued an ...

POLICE BEAT

Drug charges Chase Thomas Elsey, 29, of Oakland, Maryland, was arrested on Prohibited Controlled Substances charges. State police observed a vehicle traveling east on East State Avenue in Terra Alta with an unreasonably loud exhaust and its driver wearing his seat belt improperly. After ...

Second man facing charges for destruction of county’s Flock Safety camera

MORGANTOWN – According to a press release issued Tuesday morning by Rosnick Law, the firm is representing a West Virginia University student charged with the destruction of a Flock Safety camera. A case number included with the release indicates that Illia Petrov, 20, pleaded not guilty in ...

Corkrean announces retirement as Granville Police chief

GRANVILLE – Granville Town Council accepted the retirement of its police chief and approved the hiring of a 14th firefighter during its regular meeting Tuesday. GPD Chief Craig Corkrean said it was a difficult decision but an opportunity to teach at Fairmont State University may not come ...

WVU assumes ‘full ownership’ of University Place per settlement terms

MORGANTOWN - A 2024 lawsuit brought by the West Virginia University Board of Governors pertaining to the University Place complex and its financing has reached a “negotiated resolution.” The West Virginia University Board of Governors announced the settlement Wednesday on behalf of WVU, ...

Sentencing set for cemetery owner who defrauded customers

DPNews@DominionPost.com WHEELING – A sentencing hearing has been set for the north-central West Virginia cemetery owner who defrauded hundreds of customers, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced. Jeffrey Phares, 65, of Fayetteville, will be sentenced Nov. 10 at 10:30 a.m. in federal ...