Two men were arrested early Saturday after allegedly pulling guns on each other following a vehicle crash in downtown Morgantown. Omharion E. Kershaw, 18, of Pittsburgh, and Ryan M. Sawyer, 22, of Independence, are each charged with wanton endangerment involving a firearm by the ...
MORGANTOWN -- On Wednesday afternoon, the Monongalia County Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook that claims on social media that 68-year-old Lorna Phillips had been found are false. She is still missing and detectives are continuing to investigate. Phillips is described as about 5'7'', ...
Fairmont Road was closed after a truck carrying coal flipped on its side Monday afternoon. It was closed until about 5:15 p.m. while coal that spilled into the roadway was cleaned up. The road was blocked from the time of the wreck, about 1:45 p.m. First responders closed Fairmont Road at ...
MORGANTOWN -- A Maryland woman is suing a Morgantown man who struck her with his vehicle while she was in a crosswalk. The suit was filed on behalf of Tesia Jones Wednesday in Monongalia County Circuit Court. She is represented by attorneys Timothy Manchin and Taylor Downs. Michael Williams is named as the defendant. Jones was walking in a crosswalk on University Avenue about 6 p.m. on March 6, 2019. Around that time, Williams who was driving his 2015 Ford Mustang north on University Avenue crossed a double yellow line to improperly pass the vehicle in front of him and hit Jones ...
The wind is still swirling around West Virginia Academy. That’s the name of what would have been the first charter school in the state. It had planned on operating in the Morgantown area, drawing from students across Monongalia County and portions of neighboring Preston. Both Mon’s and Preston’s school boards denied its application in November, however, saying the charter’s plan fell short in seven of 10 state-established benchmarks for such an institution of learning. The academy countered, saying both boards failed to do what they were supposed to do during the ...
MORGANTOWN - An 18-year-old West Virginia University student seen in viral videos sledding down 3rd Street in a laundry cart before bailing out as the cart slammed into a police cruiser is facing several charges. Joshua S. Beard, of Indiana, is charged with fleeing from an officer, ...
