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Police reform is complicated

When it comes to police reform, the question should be "what keeps communities safe?" not "what works in policing?" That's according to James Nolan, a professor and chair for West Virginia University's Department of Sociology & Anthropology. Nolan spent 13 years in law enforcement ...

Man sentenced to prison; rehab an option

A man who shot a .22 at someone on Westover's East Street in June 2020 will go to prison until his attorney can find him a bed at a long-term substance abuse program. In February, Jerrid Weaver, 25, entered an Alford plea to wanton endangerment involving a firearm for the incident before ...

Postcast 68 – April 23, 2021

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Two arrested, drugs seized, after police find stolen vehicle

Finding a stolen vehicle led the Monongalia County Sheriff's Office to search a hotel room and seize multiple kinds of drugs. Joshua Witt, 34, and Kaylee Rice, 26, are each charged with three counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance — for methamphetamine, ...

State Police arrest 2 at Appalachian Hotel

KINGWOOD — Two Rowlesburg residents were charged with possession of a controlled substance Saturday.  Andrew Plum and Katherine Jones were arrested at the Appalachian Hotel by West Virginia State Police after a call was made about a disturbance. “They (Plum and Jones) checked ...

Man who had standoff with police last March sentenced to prison

The convicted sex offender involved in a stand-off with police on North Willey Street in March 2020 was sentenced to prison Tuesday. Christopher Phillips previously pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. ...