The West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory (WVSPFL) has been working to end the sexual assault kit backlog in the state for over half a decade. WVSPFL Director Sheri Lemons said the lab has been involved with the efforts to test all eligible sexual assault kits, including the ...
The Morgantown Police Department and the Monongalia County Prosecutor’s Office work together and with several other agencies to respond to, investigate and resolve sexual assault cases. MPD Chief Eric Powell explained the general process of how the department responds to and investigates ...
MORGANTOWN -- Friday evening, members of the International Association of Firefighters Local 313 and The City of Morgantown jointly announced they resolved the firefighters' claim that they were entitled shift differential pay, pending approval of terms by Morgantown City Council. In a ...
KINGWOOD – There are two sides to every story, defense attorney Belinda Haynie said in her opening argument Friday at Preston County Circuit Court. Haynie is Aaron Glenn Hoard's attorney. Hoard is accused of first-degree murder in the November 2019 shooting death of Grant William Felton ...
MORGANTOWN—An investigation by the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is underway after a body was found on May 6 in a wooded area east of Fairfield Manor. Monongalia County sheriff Perry Palmer said this was the fifth search of the area conducted by K-9 cadaver units and volunteers in search of Lorna Phillips. According to a previous press release from the department, Phillips was last seen on Feb. 11 after being released from Mon Health Medical Center. “Detectives have been working on it ever since,” Palmer said. “We just follow up on leads people call in and do ...
MORGANTOWN -- Teresa Toriseva, the Wheeling-based attorney representing the Mon-Preston Fraternal Order of Police, didn’t hesitate when asked if the police review and advisory board ordinance before Morgantown City Council will result in the city being sued by the local FOP. “Yes,” ...
