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Police review board to consider weighing in on camping ban issue

MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board is considering if and how it would like to weigh in on the citywide camping ban coming to an unspecified future agenda of Morgantown City Council.  The issue came up during Thursday’s regular monthly meeting. It was initially suggested the board could draft a statement laying out its position on the matter.  Robert Cohen offered another suggestion.  “I'm not sure about issuing a public statement from the board. What I do think is the board could play a very-positive role here in doing ...

Mountain Valley murder suspect surrenders

The man accused of a deadly shooting at Mountain Valley Apartments on July 11 turned himself into the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday evening and was arrested without incident, according to a press release from the department. Arnold Johnson III, 19, of Odenton, Md., is ...

Masontown man charged with kidnapping Arthurdale woman

A Preston County man was arrested and is being held without bond after allegedly trying to kidnap a woman at knifepoint on July 20 in Arthurdale.  According to a criminal complaint, the victim was walking to her sister’s house on North Mountaineer Highway and was almost to the door ...

Monongah arrest video goes viral: Charges dismissed against woman shown

A bystander video showing the arrest of a 49-year-old Monongah woman on Aug. 1 went viral over the weekend, raising questions about the behavior of the arresting officer, Monongah Police Chief Nathan Lanham.  According to a criminal complaint filed by Lanham in Marion County ...

Upshur County man accused of using vehicles as weapons

BUCKHANNON — An elderly Upshur County man is behind bars after sheriff’s deputies said he rammed three different vehicles into three different homes early Thursday morning on purpose. Marvin “Buck” Tenney, 82, of Buckhannon is lodged in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail without bond. Upshur County Sheriff Mike Coffman said he faced an array of charges including three counts of felony attempted murder. Deputies were called to a home in the Buckhannon area around 2 a.m. Thursday for a vehicle into a house. Deputies arrived to find a mini-van lodged inside a mobile home at a ...