West Virginia State Police are investigating a hit and run incident that occurred between 2-3 p.m. Nov. 8 on River Road in Morgantown, the impact of which left a man severely injured. Ronnie Long said he had his vehicle pulled off to the side of River Road, about 1.5 miles from ...
Law enforcement took Brandi J. Gowers, 40, of Mount Clare, into custody earlier this week after she allegedly harbored a wanted fugitive and provided police with false information about his whereabouts. On Monday, the United States Marshals Service announced they were looking for ...
A Pennsylvania man who was the former manager of a Morgantown construction company pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud and money laundering after admitting to unlawfully diverting $3.5 million in company funds for his own personal benefit, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld ...
State troopers arrested a 20-year-old woman who allegedly attempted to abduct a child at a Morgantown gas station after reports she was also attempting to carjack motorists in the area. According to a criminal complaint, Trooper A.L. Barnette responded to Mileground Road in ...
BY MIKE NOLTING A Preston County man is facing multiple charges after allegedly kidnapping a man and forcing him at gunpoint to drive for two and a half hours. The victim told Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies he picked up Anthony Shuttlesworth in Kingwood Saturday morning because Shuttlesworth was looking for a ride. The victim told police he became unnerved when Shuttlesworth, 29, pulled a knife from his pocket and placed it in his lap. Shuutlesworth then allegedly told the victim he was going to drown him in Cheat Lake. Police said Shuttlesworth forced the victim to ...
Detectives with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday that a body discovered on Grafton Road near Boy Scout Camp Road is officially being investigated as a hit and run after authorities found evidence on the scene leading them to believe the deceased was hit by a vehicle. Law enforcement is now looking for anyone who may have witnessed a vehicle hit something along that stretch of roadway, and are asking the public to report any incidents of a vehicle sustaining front end damage in the area of Circle K on Grafton Road. The sheriff’s department is unable ...
