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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 ...

Rivesville man faces drug charges after Goshen Road accident

Law enforcement arrested a Rivesville man involved in a single-vehicle accident on Goshen Road over the weekend after allegedly finding drugs and paraphernalia in his vehicle and belongings. Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies were notified of the accident at about 3:55 p.m. and, once ...

Palmer — No name will be released until ID is made

“I cannot release the person’s name until I get a positive ID from the medical examiner,” Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer told The Dominion Post on Wednesday, holding to previous statements that the department is not able to release information on the identity of human remains ...

Fairmont man facing drug charges after witness hears suspicious call

West Virginia State Troopers found methamphetamine and fentanyl on a Fairmont man outside a Morgantown complex Saturday after they were called to a report of suspicious activity. Sgt. Wilson wrote in a criminal report, state police received a drug complaint call for an apartment complex on ...

Morgantown man accused of sexually assaulting intoxicated woman

A Morgantown man is being charged with second-degree sexual assault after he allegedly engaged in sexual intercourse with a woman too intoxicated to give consent. According to a criminal complaint filed by Sgt. Friend, a detective with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department, the ...