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Morgantown Police Review Board finalizes recommendations on body cam policy

MORGANTOWN – The Morgantown Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board on Thursday approved a report detailing recommended updates to the Morgantown Police Department’s guidelines regarding body worn cameras. The report will be forwarded to MPD Chief Eric Powell along with a request for a ...

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Breaking and entering, DUI charge John Michael Matlick, 48, of Tunnelton, was arrested on breaking and entering and DUI charges. A state police trooper assisting the Preston County Sheriff's Office responded to an alleged breaking and entering in progress in Tunnelton on Saturday. The ...

Two charged after alleged meth delivery attempt at FCI Hazelton

CLARKSBURG – A South Carolina woman and an inmate at federal Corrections Institution Hazelton in Preston County have been indicted on prison contraband charges involving methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. “Crimes inside our federal prisons will not be ...

Nevera sentenced to life without mercy in 2024 slaying

MORGANTOWN – Joseph Nevera, the Morgantown man found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2024 slaying of his one-time domestic partner Kimberly Osborne, was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no mercy. Monongalia Circuit Judge Cindy Scott handed down the sentence, which means no ...

Bench trial in county safety ordinance lawsuit moved

MORGANTOWN – A new trial date has been set in the federal class action lawsuit challenging Monongalia County’s Pedestrian and Vehicle Safety Ordinance. The bench trial before West Virginia Northern District Chief Judge Thomas Kleeh was originally scheduled for Aug. 17. Kleeh issued an ...

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Drug charges Chase Thomas Elsey, 29, of Oakland, Maryland, was arrested on Prohibited Controlled Substances charges. State police observed a vehicle traveling east on East State Avenue in Terra Alta with an unreasonably loud exhaust and its driver wearing his seat belt improperly. After ...