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State Police ask for help IDing suspects

The West Virginia State Police are asking for help identifying four suspects as part of an investigation into a robbery on Pineview Drive. A man in his late 20s or early 30s was attacked by at least four people in a building hallway, about 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to Trooper M. Wilson. He was beaten, hit with a hard unknown object and had his money taken, Wilson said. He was taken to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital and has since been released. Wilson is asking for help identifying the four suspects - three black males and a while male - developed during the ...

Black Lives Matter protestors gather in Morgantown

The Black Lives Matter protesters on the stairs of the Morgantown's public safety building Friday afternoon are the reason Luther Gibson Jr. joined the Marine Corps. "So I passed 'em and I blew the horn and then I was going home, back out to where I live and I got about a third way up out of town and I said, 'wait a minute, I'm gonna go back and stand with 'em and support them," the 62-year-old said. "Because what they're doing is right." The group was there because black lives matter and to protest against police brutality, Sammantha Norris said. The protest was about more ...

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Preston Sheriff Pretzel, Nathan Lee, 34, of Bruceton Mills, domestic battery, May 25; Deputy McNair.Rowe, Seth Allen, 27, of Kingwood, third or subsequent offense shoplifting, obstructing an officer, May 26; Deputy Hovatter.Atkins, Trinidy Clovis, 23, of Tunnelton, prohibited person in possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance, driving on suspended license, May 27; Deputy Knotts.Teter, Valerie Gail, 52, of Albright, domestic assault, May 28; Deputy Knotts. State Police at Kingwood Hodgkins, Matthew Eric, 52, of Tunnelton, obstructing an officer, disorderly ...

Grafton Road crash leaves one person dead

One person is dead after a single vehicle crash on Grafton Road on Tuesday night. The initial investigation found the driver of a green Subaru Impreza was traveling south on Grafton Road when it went out of control while navigating a turn near Postal Plaza, at the edge of Dorsey’s Knob Park, according to Morgantown Police Department Deputy Chief Eric Powell. The vehicle crossed the northbound lane and went over a hillside before stopping. The driver was Zachary Lambert, 19, of River Road, according to Morgantown Communications Director Andrew Stacy. The MPD responded to ...

State Police looking for break-in suspect

A man suspected of breaking into at least three vehicles is wanted by the West Virginia State Police. The break-ins happened in the area of Westrun Road and Riddle Avenue, near Treemont Street, on Wednesday morning between 4a.m. and 5 a.m., according to Corporal J. Baker. The suspect ...