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Lawsuit alleges wrongful termination by MUB

MORGANTOWN -- A lawsuit filed earlier this month in Monongalia County Circuit Court naming the Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) as the defendant, claims a former employee was wrongfully terminated and discriminated against based on age and disability. The civil complaint states the ...

Former doctor files lawsuit against WVU Hospitals, board of governors

A civil complaint filed by a former employee in the Circuit Court of Monongalia County has initiated the first steps in a lawsuit against the West Virginia University Board of Governors, West Virginia University Hospitals and West Virginia University Medical Corp./ University Health ...

Mon County Grand Jury returns January 2022 indictments

The first Monongalia County grand jury of 2022 met Jan. 6, 10-11, resulting in indictments for 107 defendants accused of felonies. An indictment is a formal criminal charge or accusation that an individual has committed a crime.  Indictments are required to prosecute felonies, but are ...

City removes comp time for understaffed police department

MORGANTOWN — On a good day, before the first mention of COVID-19, the Morgantown Police Department is 16 officers short. With nearly a quarter of the department’s 72 officer positions unfilled, overtime is a pretty standard occurrence. So it raised eyebrows recently when the city ...

Man arrested trying to sell gift cards purchased with stolen credit cards

Anthony J. Meredith, 41, of Westover is currently being held at North Central Regional Jail on a $50,000 bond after Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies found him in possession of several gift cards he is thought to have purchased with stolen credit and debit cards. On Sunday, at ...