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Woman faces child neglect charges after CPS called to domestic dispute

An 11-month-old baby is in the care of Child Protective Services (CPS) and the mother in custody after deputies responded to the scene of a domestic dispute that involved the child. At about 5:50 p.m. Nov. 1, Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputy Logan Thompson arrived at a residence on ...

Morgantown police searching for suspect in weekend shooting

Detectives with the Morgantown Police Department are asking anyone with information about an early Sunday morning shooting in downtown Morgantown to contact law enforcement. A press release from MPD officials Monday said a fight was reported to have started shortly before 4 a.m. near the ...

Four arrested during task force drug raid

Four arrests were made and multiple types of narcotics seized by members of the Mon Metro Drug Task Force on Friday after an ongoing narcotics investigation led them to a residence at 842 Independence Hills Village. The task force, along with members of the West Virginia State Police ...

Public Defender Corp. hoping to open before end of December

Monongalia County residents in need of legal representation will soon have easier access to a cost-effective, quality defense with a new Public Defender Corp. (PDC) location set to open in Morgantown in the next few weeks. A PDC works with Public Defender Services (PDS) and operate as ...

Morgantown woman accused of taking over $30,000 from elderly relative

A Morgantown woman is facing four counts of grand larceny and one count of financial exploitation of an elderly person after allegedly withdrawing thousands of dollars from an elderly relative’s bank account. On Oct. 19, an employee from Adult Protective Services (APS) spoke with West ...

Deputies respond to altercation in their own parking lot Friday morning

A Morgantown man was arrested Friday morning on several misdemeanor charges after allegedly striking a woman with his vehicle during an altercation in the parking lot of the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department. At approximately 4:45 a.m. Deputy E. Mongold was dispatched to a domestic ...