Sheriff: Suspect was shooting randomly at people after stopping in the middle of I-79

June 17, 2022

WESTON — The chief deputy of the Upshur County Sheriff’s Department is recovering from a gunshot wound and a suspect who shot him is dead after a chaotic scene on I-79 at the Weston exit Thursday morning. The incident started just before 11 a.m. when a man in an SUV stopped his vehicle in the middle of the northbound lanes, got out, and pulled out a scoped rifle and a handgun. Passing motorists indicated he was attempting to flag them down, but none would stop. He started randomly shooting. The assistant director of Upshur County’s Office of Emergency Services happened to be ...

Lawsuit filed to deny City of Morgantown and insurance administrator subrogation claims

June 15, 2022

A lawsuit filed in Monongalia County Circuit Court aims to deny the City of Morgantown and Benefit Assistance Company, LLC any payment under a subrogation claim for a 2017 accident involving a party insured through the city. Benefit Assistance Company operates as the administrator for the ...

WVU Hospitals third petition for writ of prohibition in class action suit denied; Armstead files dissent

June 15, 2022

“This case has followed a tortured path,” West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Moats wrote in the Court’s latest opinion to deny West Virginia University Hospitals (WVUH) and West Virginia United Health Services’ (WVUHS) third petition for writ of prohibition regarding a class action ...

Former Regional Jail inmates testify about conditions

June 14, 2022

BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — Members of a legislative interim committee learned some of the problems associated with the state’s Regional Jail system from a couple of people who have experienced them first hand. Ashley Omps of Morgan County and Melissa Rose of Pocahontas County testified before the committee in Charleston on the conditions of their incarceration in the system. Their testimony was delivered as part of a study of reentry into the mainstream following incarceration and rehab. Rose told the committee she had a drinking problem which led to substance abuse and ...

Woman charged with battery on a government employee after biting transport officer

June 13, 2022

A Marion County woman was charged with battery on a government employee after allegedly shoving and biting a Monongalia County Sheriff's Department transport officer.  According to a criminal complaint, on June 11, Deputy Ward was notified by a transport division officer of an assault ...

Lawsuit filed against Mon Power, FirstEnergy after 2021 house fire

June 10, 2022

A lawsuit filed this week in Monongalia County Circuit Court by a Taylor County couple names Monongahela Power Company (Mon Power) and FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. as defendants, along with Mon Power Supervisor for Distribution Technician James Connor and Mon Power Director of Operations ...