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Judge delays trial on Jan. 6 charges

Trial has been delayed for Morgantown resident George Tanios and his longtime friend Julian Khater, who are accused of collaborating to use pepperspray against U.S. Capitol police on Jan. 6, 2021. That’s because lawyers for Khater want to focus on continued talks about a plea agreement. ...

Deputies find large amount of drugs during routine traffic stop

Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputies made several arrests after finding drugs throughout a vehicle during a routine traffic stop on West Run Road in Morgantown early Monday morning. According to criminal complaints, Deputies Ward and Summers were on patrol and running stationary radar in ...

Morgantown man arrested for malicious wounding, more

A Morgantown man is facing several charges, including malicious assault, after officers from the Morgantown Police Department responded to a domestic violence incident late Saturday night. Terry Lynn Ford, 59, of Morgantown, was taken into custody after officers responded to reports of ...

Former employee suing WVU for racial, disability discrimination

A lawsuit filed in the Monongalia County Circuit Court this week by a former Black employee alleges racial discrimination and harassment against the West Virginia University Board of Governors and Brice Knotts, his former supervisor. The former employee, Wayne Van Ellis, began working for ...

Man arrested after altercation with Westover Police inside local church

WESTOVER -- A Morgantown man was arrested Tuesday after an altercation with officers from the Westover Police Department at a church on Fairmont Road. At approximately 10:51 a.m., officers were dispatched to a man who was acting strangely inside Kingdom Church on Fairmont Road in Westover, ...

Opioid trial continues, medical historian testifies

CHARLESTON — A medical historian testified Wednesday during the state’s opioid trial against three large drug manufacturers, in which he described historical records that indicate the companies did little to stop the widespread use of their drugs even after it was clear an opioid epidemic ...