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Motorcyclists suffer injuries in DUI accident

Two people suffered serious injuries after an accident involving their motorcycle and an SUV driven by a Granville man. Scott A. Burns, 44, of Granville, was driving along River Road late Saturday night when his Hyundai Tucson crossed the center line and struck an oncoming motorcycle, ...

Westover caretaker charged with forgery, financial exploitation

WESTOVER — A Westover woman was arrested earlier this month after allegedly financially exploiting an elderly woman she was taking care of. On Aug.13, a 96-year-old woman and her daughter reported fraud to the Granville Police Department after discovering 16 checks missing from the ...

Morgantown man arrested for kidnapping ex-girlfriend’s son

MORGANTOWN — A Morgantown man was arrested after breaking into the home of his former girlfriend and kidnapping her young child. According to the criminal complaint, on Nov.16, Monongalia County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a missing child report at 9 Southeast Court in ...

Mon county emergency technician stabbed while transporting a patient

MORGANTOWN -- A Monongalia County emergency medical technician was stabbed Tuesday afternoon while transporting a patient to the hospital, according to a criminal complaint. David Lawrence Bandy, 30, of Jourdanton, Texas, was initially found unresponsive in a vehicle and was being ...

Man sentenced for sexual abuse

MORGANTOWN -- A Morgantown man found guilty of sexual abuse of a child was sentenced Tuesday in Monongalia County Circuit Court. John Kinsley, 80, appeared in court before Judge Susan Tucker on Tuesday afternoon to receive sentencing after pleading guilty in October to one count of sexual ...

Michigan man arrested in Granville; officer left with concussion

GRANVILLE — A Granville police officer was left with a concussion after an altercation with a Michigan man who was found in a stolen vehicle. According to the criminal complaint filed by Officer Zachary Freeburn of the Granville Police Department, the incident began when he was called to ...