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Mon County Sheriff’s Office seeks information about missing teen

MORGANTOWN -- Ashley Rae Fortney, 16, of Morgantown, left her parents’ residence without their consent, according to a Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office social media post. She left information indicating that she ran away, the Saturday post states. Sheriff’s detectives are following ...

City reviewing police chief applications

Selecting Morgantown's next police chief is an important decision that city administration is not taking lightly. That's according to Communications Director Andrew Stacy who said City Manager Kim Haws is carefully reviewing candidates and working with staff to schedule interviews. The ...

Man accused of murder waives hearing

The man accused of killing his grandson's mother waived his preliminary hearing in Monongalia County Magistrate Court on Friday. Gary Smith II, 60, of Morgantown, is charged with first-degree murder. He is accused of killing Alexa Randolph, 32. Smith appeared by video from North Central ...

Man pleads guilty to shooting incident

On June 5, 2020, officers with the Westover Police Department responded to a shooting on East Street. On Thursday, Jerrid Weaver, 25, entered an Alford plea to wanton endangerment for that incident. If the case had gone to trial, the state would have proven Weaver aimed a gun at a ...

Drug task force arrests two

A Detroit man and Morgantown woman are in jail after a Thursday morning search at an apartment on Van Voorhis Road. Alvin Cornilius-Laden Gist, 38, and Jann Carmesha Moss, 39, are each charged with five counts of possession with intent by the Mon Metro Drug Task Force. The task force ...