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Don’t pass the bus — Mon deputies ready to ticket violators

Tuesday marked the first day of school in Monongalia County, which for many meant the first day of slightly longer morning and afternoon commutes.  With West Virginia University starting Wednesday, traffic will only get worse as the college students attempt to navigate their way around town.  While the additional congestion is frustrating, impatient drivers who choose to break the rules, particularly around school buses, could face serious consequences.  Thanks to a grant from the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program, Monongalia County Sheriff’s ...

Morgantown, Westover police make unrelated drug arrests Sunday

Police in Morgantown and Westover made several unrelated drug arrests Aug. 18, resulting in felony drug charges against three individuals and a misdemeanor for another.  At approximately 5:24 a.m. Sunday, Westover officers Brewer and Tetrick were called to the BFS gas station on ...

Mountain Valley murder suspect waives preliminary hearing

The Maryland man accused of the July 11 murder of 21-year-old Rashad Malik Alton at Mountain Valley Apartments waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Monongalia County Magistrate Court Friday afternoon.  The case will now go before a Monongalia County grand jury.  According ...

Sen. Maroney arrested on misdemeanor charges

State Sen. Mike Maroney was arrested Tuesday evening after being charged with disorderly conduct and indecent exposure. Authorities said the misdemeanor charges have to do with a recent incident at a gambling parlor in Glen Dale. Maroney, R-Marshall, was allegedly performing a sexual ...

South Park man sentenced on sexual abuse conviction

Austin Fought Rempel, 34, of Morgantown, was sentenced by Judge Paul Gwaltney Monday in Monongalia County Circuit Court for two separate counts of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of sexually motivated battery.  According to Monongalia County Prosecutor Gabrielle Mucciola, ...

Hazelton inmates among 11 sentenced for drug smuggling

Eleven federal inmates in the Northern District of West Virginia were sentenced before Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh last week for smuggling or attempting to smuggle drugs into three West Virginia prisons, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld’s ...