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Grafton road accident

Emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle accident involving a box truck Tuesday morning near the Circle K on Grafton Road.  West Virginia State Police Trooper Maidens said a box truck swerved across the road, hitting the guardrail and tearing down a power pole.   The truck came ...

Morgantown man faces charges after allegedly sexually assaulting 3 women

A Morgantown man is in custody after reports were filed with local law enforcement by three women accusing him of sexual assault. On Oct. 24, two women reported to the Morgantown Police Department they were sexually assaulted by Tomiwa Sunday Afolabi, 35, of Morgantown, at their McLane ...

Pennsylvania man jailed after allegedly breaking into area hot spot

A Pennsylvania man is now in custody after he allegedly took a gamble and robbed a Monongalia County hot spot. Deputy Edward E. Olesh reported he was dispatched to the Smithtown Road location for a burglary alarm and on the way to the scene he was told the owners of the hot spot could see ...

City police conducting special response training this week

The Morgantown Police Department’s Special Response Team will conduct training at vacant structures throughout Morgantown this week. The trainings started Monday and will continue until Friday.  The department said the training will take place during the day at locations on White ...

MPD addresses masked criminal rumors: ‘No such incidents reported’

The Morgantown Police Department addressed rumors that have been circulating on local social media pages and message boards concerning an individual or group of individuals wearing ski masks committing various crimes in downtown Morgantown and on the WVU campus. Recently, several posts ...

Sheriff: Core man killed in head-on collision

A 68-year-old man from Core was killed Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash on Blue Horizon Drive in Monongalia County. A press release authorized by Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer said deputies responded to the collision, which occurred under the I-79 overpass that runs above ...