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2 arrested in separate animal cruelty cases in Preston County

Arrests were made in two unrelated animal cruelty cases reported in Preston County over the weekend, one in Masontown on July 12 and the other in Tunnelton on July 14.  On July 12, Preston County deputies received a call regarding a dog that had been wounded by its owner. ...

Expired registration leads to drug arrest

A traffic stop for an expired registration on Walnut Street in Morgantown on Monday ended with police finding more than 20 grams of suspected cocaine in the vehicle.  According to the criminal complaint filed by Morgantown Police Officer Ian Nuzum, when the driver of the Ford Explorer, ...

Sheriff: Fatal shooting an ‘isolated incident’

One person is dead after a shooting early Thursday morning on Mountain Valley Drive outside Morgantown.  Detectives with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) are investigating.  According to a press release authorized by Sheriff Perry Palmer, deputies were called ...

$1M for family of man who died in custody of state police

CHARLESTON  — A $1 million dollar settlement is going through between the West Virginia State Police and the estate of a man who died in police custody.   The settlement was approved Tuesday by Kanawha County Circuit Judge Kenneth Ballard. It’s in regards to the wrongful death lawsuit for Edmond Exline, 45, who died in February  2023, following a confrontation with state police along Interstate 81, near Martinsburg.   After State Police responded to a call of a man walking along the road who appeared to be intoxicated, troopers said a ...

Sheriff warns of new scam calls from imposter law enforcement

The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) is warning the community of a new phone scam. According to MCSD, the department has recently received numerous calls regarding a scammer who is using the name Lt. Douglas or Capt. Steve McRobie.  The caller says they are from ...

Parole board denies release for Skylar Neese killer

Just two days after the 12-year anniversary of their only daughter’s murder, emotions ran high Monday as Dave and Mary Neese joined a conference call with the West Virginia State Parole Board, which would subsequently deny parole for one of their daughter’s killers.  Before the parole ...