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Gov. Justice allows bars to open in time for gameday

This weekend is the first time bars in Monongalia County have been open for a college football gameday this season and the first home football game to allow fans. Gov. Jim Justice allowed bars in the county to reopen on Tuesday after closing them “indefinitely” on Sept. 2. He said he would be ordering extra enforcement in the county. The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration has been out since bars reopened and will continue to go out, spokesperson Gary Robinson said. He declined to say if the agency was sending more agents than it would on a normal gameday ...

Whistleblower sues Cold Stone over termination

Woman reported unsafe chemical mixing practices A former cake decorator at the Cold Stone Creamery on High Street said she was fired four days after she blew the whistle on unsafe mixing of chemicals used for cleaning in a lawsuit against the business and its owner. Charlee Enos was ...

MPD arrest suspect on West Virginia Avenue

After watching a house on West Virginia Avenue for several hours the Morgantown Police Department entered it and found a man wanted in connection with a stolen vehicle from New Jersey. Interim Chief Eric Powell said Robert Michael Rye, 31, of Morgantown, is charged with possession of ...

Second person charged in Barlow murder in Preston County

Updated 3:34 p.m. Oct. 15 KINGWOOD — A second person has been charged in the 2019 murder of Phillip “Bucky” Barlow. A warrant was issued for Laura Lynn Martin of Tunnelton on Thursday, charging her with first-degree murder. Martin, who was already being held in jail in Garrett ...

Women wake up to man in closet

Alleged burglar chased from High Street residence, arrested A woman who lives on High Street told police she woke up to find a man hiding in her living room closet. Jason Blaine Staats, 28, of Morgantown, is charged with burglary and grand larceny. The victims called 911 and said ...

WEPCO loan officer accused of embezzling $157,950

KINGWOOD — A former loan officer with WEPCO Federal Credit Union is charged with embezzling $157,950. Bond was set at $15,000 for Nicole K. Moore, 37, of Elk Garden. She worked at the institution’s Kingwood office. According to a criminal complaint by Kingwood Officer G.M. McNemar, ...