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Terra Alta woman arrested for drugs after Star City traffic stop

A Preston County woman is being held at North Central Regional Jail on $50,000 bond after Star City police allegedly found a variety of controlled substances in her vehicle. On Sept. 18, Officer Hunt pulled over Mascillia Ann Teter, 41, of Terra Alta, after the officer saw the vehicle ...

Circuit Judge Phillip D. Gaujot announces retirement

Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Phillip D. Gaujot announced his plan to retire Dec. 31. He has been a circuit judge since then-Gov. Joe Manchin appointed him to the 17th Judicial Circuit bench in 2009, after the Legislature added a third seat to the circuit. He was elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2016. “It has been a pleasure and privilege to serve the Monongalia County Bar and the citizens of Monongalia County and the state of West Virginia as judge of the Circuit Court for the 17th Judicial Circuit for the last 13-plus years,” Gaujot said. “I hope and pray that my ...

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 ...