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Hunt waives preliminary hearing, requests bond reduction

Brittany Nichole Hunt, 27, of Westover, the woman accused of putting her newborn baby inside a backpack and then putting the backpack inside a crawl space in her residence, waived her right to a preliminary hearing in Monongalia County Magistrate Court on Friday. Hunt was taken into ...

Two men arrested after allegedly making threats with guns

Morgantown police officers arrested two men on multiple charges early Sunday morning after a caller said they pulled guns out at a Beverly Avenue residence and “threatened to shoot people.” The caller was able to provide a description of the men and their clothing and stated that one ...

Noisy muffler leads Star City PD to drug bust

Star City police officers arrested a Morgantown man on possession charges after pulling his vehicle over for excessive smoke, gas, or noise from the muffler, a violation of a Star City traffic code. Alan Charles Wren, 39, of Morgantown, is currently being held at North Central Regional ...

Granville man arrested for attempted kidnapping at University Avenue Sheetz

A Granville man is in custody after being accused of trying to kidnap a boy in downtown Morgantown. According to a criminal complaint, Morgantown Police Patrolman Laneve was sent to the Sheetz on University Avenue Saturday. Once on scene, the officer spoke with the caller who said, “a ...

Man arrested after weekend altercation with police

A Morgantown man is being charged with two counts of battery on an officer after starting an altercation with two Morgantown police officers on High Street early Saturday morning. The officers said they were on foot speaking with a food vendor at around 4:09 a.m. and Paul Vincent Wilburn, ...