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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 ...

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 ...