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Man allegedly attempts murder over missing tacos

A Morgantown man is facing attempted murder charges after he allegedly tried to shoot a relative inside their home on Warm Hollow Road.  According to the criminal complaint, Dale L. Martin, 53, of Morgantown, became irate at the victim and his girlfriend due to the couple “eating all the tacos.”  The victims told Monongalia County deputies and West Virginia State Troopers that Martin then allegedly retrieved a .22 semi-automatic rifle from his bedroom. Noticing the firearm, the victim began to run up the staircase. He told officers Martin then fired the gun into the ...

Brockway shooting victim identified

Morgantown Police have released the name of the victim of an apparent homicide in Greenmont early Monday morning.The victim, who sustained fatal gunshot wounds, has been positively identified as 39-year-old Richard Demoan Hall.Though few details are being released, police believe it was an ...

Man hospitalized after being struck by train

A man is being treated at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital after he was struck by a train near the Joseph C. Bartolo Memorial Bridge, over Monongahela River, Tuesday morning. According to Westover Police Officer Michael Keeble, at approximately 8:36 a.m. Tuesday, he responded to a report that a ...

MPD investigating early morning homicide

Morgantown Police are investigating an apparent homicide that occurred early Monday morning on Brockway Avenue in the Greenmont area of Morgantown.  According to an MPD press release, officers responded to the 500 block of Brockway Ave. -- between Overdale and Kingwood streets -- at ...

Federal judge considers lawsuit to keep Trump off W.Va. ballots

A federal judge is examining a lawsuit about whether former President Donald Trump should be on West Virginia ballots and will determine if the suit should be tossed based on the plaintiff’s standing to file it. U.S. District Judge Irene Berger filed a memorandum opinion indicating she wants to examine whether plaintiff John Anthony Castro, who says he intends to be on presidential ballots in West Virginia and elsewhere, can actually demonstrate harm. Berger wrote that it is appropriate “to facilitate more expeditious final resolution.” Timeliness is important, Berger ...

Busy calendar for Justice hearings on $300M and wayward chopper goes blank

CHARLESTON — This week shaped up as a momentous one for Gov. Jim Justice’s legal and financial conflicts, but the calendar has been clearing. Originally scheduled for Wednesday was a hearing in Martinsville, Va., on whether Justice and his family businesses truly owe $300 million after defaulting on loans. But lawyers for Justice moved for that hearing to be rescheduled, and the judge agreed to move the hearing to Dec. 11. And today, a federal judge had called a hearing to sort out who should rightfully have possession of a helicopter the Justice family uses for business. But ...