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Two die in crash at Grafton, Gladesville Roads intersection

Two people were killed Thursday morning just before 6 a.m. in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Grafton Road and Gladesville Road in Monongalia County. According to a press release authorized by Sheriff Perry Palmer, Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the intersection where a Toyota Tundra and a Dodge Caravan collided at the intersection. Both the driver and passenger of the Dodge Caravan reportedly died as a result of their injuries. The driver of the Toyota Tundra was transported to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital for treatment of ...

Record settlement in child abuse case involving Harrison County boarding school

BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — Dozens of children victimized at a religious boarding school in Harrison County have reached a record settlement over abuse they suffered at the hands of the home’s employees. Lawyers announced a $100 million settlement for the victims who formerly lived at the Miracle Meadows School in Salem. “This school had policies involving handcuffing children,” said Charleston attorney Jesse Forbes. “It had policies where they would throw children in cells, lock them in and not give them a bathroom. They would work them in a field all day, then ...

Masontown fire chief facing domestic violence charge

The chief of the Masontown Volunteer Fire Department faces a domestic violence charge in Preston County after West Virginia State Troopers responded to an assault reported at his Long Hollow Road residence on Monday. On scene, police spoke with the female victim who said Daniel Allen ...

Morgantown woman arrested, charged with gross child neglect

A Morgantown woman was arrested for gross child neglect Monday after Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputies were sent to perform a welfare check at a residence on Ann Marie Drive near Pierpont Road.  The welfare check followed a call from the father of a child living in the home. The ...

Terra Alta man charged with DUI with death after two die in accident

Two people were killed on Sunday in a single-vehicle accident on Whetsell Settlement Road in Kingwood. The driver of the vehicle in which they were riding is now facing charges after he was allegedly found to have a blood-alcohol content (BAC) well above the legal limit.  Deputies ...

Arrest made following I-79 road-rage shooting

A Morgantown man was arrested by West Virginia State Police following a road-rage incident with shots fired on Interstate 79 near Goshen Road Wednesday morning. Two victims driving a black Ram truck told troopers that a driver, later identified by police as Robert Michael Schweizer, 32, of ...