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Suspect and victim of fatal shooting no strangers to crime, each other

Morgantown Police have not confirmed an official motive for a fatal shooting early Sunday morning, but the suspect, Eric Alastaire Sneed, 34, and victim, Marcelius Likely, 34, have crossed paths at least once before and both have a history of violent crimes. In 2008, Sneed was on the other ...

First-degree murder, drug charges among September indictments

The third and final Monongalia County Grand Jury of 2022 indicted 150 individuals for a variety of offenses during sessions held Sept. 14-16.  This number is up from the 120 indicted in May. An indictment is not a finding of guilt, but a formal felony charge issued by a grand jury ...

One dead in early morning shooting – suspect in custody

A Pennsylvania man is in custody and being charged with first-degree murder after a Morgantown police officer witnessed him fire several rounds into the back seat of a vehicle parked in downtown Morgantown Sunday morning, killing one man and injuring a woman in the vehicle. Morgantown ...

Wait on remains identification continues

There is still no official confirmation of the identity of the human remains found Labor Day weekend by a hiker in Coopers Rock State Forest. The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department said they cannot release details on the investigation until an official identification is made by the ...