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U.S. Marshals searching for fugitive wanted for murder, kidnapping

CLARKSBURG — The U.S. Marshals Service is asking for the public’s help in apprehending 30-year-old Jamie Ray Jones in the north-central West Virginia area. Jones is wanted on a West Virginia State warrant for attempted first degree murder and kidnapping. He has a history of weapons, violent tendencies and fleeing. Jones is the suspected driver who crashed into multiple vehicles today near the University Town Center in Morgantown. He should be considered dangerous. Jones was born on Sept. 11, 1992, and is 5 feet 11 inches tall. He weighs 162 pounds and has brown eyes and ...

Man jailed after daytime break-in at Heritage Point apartment

A Morgantown man is in jail after allegedly breaking into a Village at Heritage Point apartment on Monday.  West Virginia State Police responded to the scene and found the suspect, later identified as Roy Alex Wolfe, 41, of Morgantown, sitting on the ground near the apartment, the ...

WVU hospital employee accused of embezzling from Pain Management Center

A WVU Medicine employee is being charged with embezzlement after it was discovered that daily deposits from the WVU Medicine Pain Management Center consistently came up short over a seven-month period.  Morgantown Police were called to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital for an alleged ...

A retirement nearly five decades in the making

The Monongalia County Circuit Clerk’s Office is losing a familiar face this week with the retirement of Cathy Golleher, a 48-year staff member.   “You always know it’s coming, but when it comes you don’t really realize that you’ve reached that plateau,” Golleher said ...

Westover PD finds drugs in Holland Avenue residence

Officers with the Westover Police Department recovered several types of controlled substances and a loaded gun at a Holland Avenue apartment early Tuesday morning.  According to WPD Chief Joe Adams, police first arrived at the residence in response to a 911 call for a medical ...

Carolina man arrested, released, arrested again in Morgantown

A South Carolina man who allegedly had a string of run-ins with local law enforcement last week is in custody after police say he attacked and robbed a woman at the Waterfront Place parking garage.  Police first encountered Jamad Shaheed Harris, 42, of Myrtle Beach, on the afternoon ...