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Additional information on missing Westover man

The mother of the man missing from Westover since as long ago as December had not seen him for a year. That information was provided this week by Westover Police. WPD Chief Joe Adams said Jeremiah Erb, 41, was reported missing to his department when Erb's mother called the station Oct. ...

Man arrested after threatening teen, elderly woman with knife

A Morgantown man is being held at North Central Regional Jail after he allegedly entered the residence of an elderly woman and teenage girl, threatening to kill them with a knife. Charles Lee Dawson, 59, of Morgantown, is facing four misdemeanor charges, including brandishing a deadly ...

Supreme Court majority rules in favor of public aid

A majority of West Virginia Supreme Court justices dissolved an injunction against a scholarship for students leaving the public school system. The Hope Scholarship was being challenged over whether it violates the state constitution’s guarantee of a “thorough and efficient” education system. Kanawha Circuit Judge Joanna Tabit earlier ordered an injunction to halt distribution of the Hope Scholarship for about 3,000 students in its first year. The five-member state Supreme Court heard oral arguments in an appeal two days ago. Thursday, justices indicated they would enter ...

Human remains identified

A press release from Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer said the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has positively identified the human remains found in Coopers Rock State Forest as 39-year-old John Lawson Magruder of Morgantown, WV, who had been reported missing on July 27th, ...