Monongalia EMS personnel are ready to move forward after David Lawrence Bandy, 31, of Jourdanton, Texas, was found guilty of malicious assault of emergency services personnel during a jury trial in Monongalia County Circuit Court this week. In November 2021, Bandy was being transported by ...
A Morgantown man is facing multiple sexual assault and abuse charges for allegedly engaging in sexual contact with two girls, both of whom are under 11, while residing at an area hotel. Troopers from the Morgantown detachment of the West Virginia State Police were called to Monongalia ...
BY MIKE NOLTING The Morgantown Fire Civil Service Commission heard at least six hours of testimony in the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 313 claim of retaliation from the city over new personnel rules. The new personnel rules were developed after changes following a GovHR wage and benefit study commissioned by council in an effort to create fair and equitable employment policies. Morgantown City Manager Kim Haws said the result of the study should have been pay increases. Firefighters say they see pay decreases. The commission denied a motion by Ryan ...
Residents in the South Park area of Morgantown are expressing concerns about dogs seen running loose, and at times causing trouble, throughout the neighborhood. Recent posts to community social media pages show residents' growing concern about unattended animals in the area and the safety risks they present. Candice Moench, a Fairmont State professor who recently moved to the area, said she doesn’t live in that particular part of town, but enjoys taking her dogs for walks on the trail near White Park. While walking late Friday morning, Moench and her two small ...
The second of two men found guilty of delivering a fatal dose of heroin laced with fentanyl and failing to render aid, resulting in the death of 26-year-old Lauren Cole in July 2020, was sentenced earlier this week in Monongalia County Circuit Court. Benjamin Shreve was given the maximum ...
BY MIKE NOLTING The man convicted of selling fentanyl-laced drugs that caused a fatal overdose has received the maximum sentence for the charge of drug delivery resulting in death and failure to render aid. Benjamin Shreve, 28, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for the July 2020 overdose death of Lauren Cole, the inspiration behind Lauren’s Wish being established by her father, Michael. “It’s a no-win situation when these things happen,” Michael Cole said. “We’re losing a generation faster than what we can even comprehend, so we have to get ...
