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Construction company sued over water run-off

MORGANTOWN -- A lawsuit claims negligence during construction of Oak Hill Estates caused significant water damage to their property. The suit, filed by Ed Dunn Road residents Kenneth and Jessica Davis, seeks monetary relief for damages, interests, punitive damages, legal costs and other ...

Five Westover police cruisers, city hall damaged

Most of the Westover Police Department’s cruisers and two doors at the city municipal building were damaged on Monday morning and the man accused of doing it was released on a personal recognizance bond. Michael Cotterall Jr., 29, of Westover, is charged with felony destruction of ...

Morgantown man accused of Barbour County stabbing

MORGANTOWN -- A Morgantown man is in jail for allegedly stabbing a man in Barbour County multiple times. James P. McGilton, 30, is charged with malicious assault by the Barbour County Sheriff’s Office.  A deputy was called to a house on Fox Road, in Belington, at about 11:55 p.m. ...

Man finds bullet in house after fireworks

MORGANTOWN -- A house on Green Street, in Morgantown’s Greenmont neighborhood, was shot on Saturday night under cover of fireworks. “I noticed because the next morning I came into the living room and saw the plaster was off the wall,” the homeowner said. “I wondered if my kids ...