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Fairview woman charged after allegedly sideswiping a vehicle while driving impaired

A Fairview woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly sideswiping a vehicle while driving impaired.Carissa D. Chisler, 37, is charged with DUI, driving while license revoked for DUI, driving while license revoked, destruction of property, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to stop and no proof of insurance by the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department.At about 3:30 p.m. May 22, a 911 caller reported a white Pontiac sedan was driving recklessly on Fairmont Road before turning onto Little Indian Creek Road, according to a criminal complaint.About an hour later, another ...

One dead in Grafton Road crash

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 they lost control of their vehicle while going around a turn near Postal Plaza, 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 the crash about 9:40 ...

Pa. man charged in ATV accident

KINGWOOD — A Pennsylvania man was charged with felony DUI with injury after allegedly leaving the scene of an ATV accident in which two people were injured. Police said Richard Dwight Walkos Jr., 35, of Uledi, Pa., told them he started drinking after the accident.  According to the criminal complaint by State Police Trooper C.E. Smith, the accident was on Ralph Livengood Road in the Bruceton Mills area Saturday. He found a couple who said they had been injured in a crash with another ATV, whose driver had left the scene. The couple were both taken to J.W. Ruby ...

Dumpster Fire

Firefighters from Morgantown Fire Department responded to a dumpster fire on Beverly Avenue just after midnight on Memorial Day. Two fire engines responded to the fire, according to the incident report. The last truck left about 3:15 a.m. No one was injured and the fire marshal’s ...

Couple suing town for damages

Dispute over tree crashing onto house, car, other property KINGWOOD — A Rowlesburg couple is suing the town for damages done when a tree fell from the town’s property onto theirs. In its reply, the town “admits trees located on its property fell onto plaintiffs’ property” but denies the town is at fault, saying “plaintiffs’ claims are barred by an intervening or superseding cause ... or act of God.” Jim and Barb Darlington, of Spring Street, Rowlesburg, filed the suit in Preston County Circuit Court. They are requesting $8,000 to cover compensation for damages, ...

Judges Scudiere and Tucker will resume in-person hearings

Chief Judge Debra Scudiere and Judge Susan Tucker will resume in-person hearings once their already set dockets are clear.Scudiere said her docket is already set for the next few weeks with most being handled by telephone or video conference.After that, there's no set time or big opening planned, Scudiere said. She'll play it by ear and handle each case in a way that suits it.Tucker's docket is filled with telephone and video hearings through the end of May, according to Law Clerk Esha Sharma. While the court could resume in-person hearings earlier, attorneys deserve as much notice as ...