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Drug Task Force finds multiple drugs during search of Morgantown residence

A Morgantown man is facing multiple drug charges following a search conducted by the Mon Metro Drug Task Force (MMDTF) the evening of July 27. During the search of the 1475 Andmore Street residence, MMDTF agents allegedly located a black backpack that contained a wallet holding the ...

One in custody, four still at large following armed robbery

One suspect is in custody following an alleged robbery Jan. 26 at a home on Earl L. Core Road (W.Va. 7) near the Dellslow area of Monongalia County. Law enforcement is still looking for four additional suspects thought to be involved.  According to criminal complaints filed by the ...

Kingwood has two applicants for police chief position

KINGWOOD — Kingwood City Council has received two applications for Chief of Police, according to acting chief Charlie Haney. Haney retired as Kingwood Chief of Police in May 2021 when Doug Montague took over as interim chief. Haney was with the Preston County Sheriff’s Department for 32 years, starting as a jailer/dispatcher, and retiring after serving as chief deputy. After his retirement, he worked for about two years with the WVU Police. Haney told council members the city’s new cruiser was delivered Friday and is waiting for radios and equipment to be installed. He said ...

Mannington man arrested for breaking into cars on Wedgewood Drive

A man found breaking into vehicles on Wedgewood Drive in Morgantown is in custody after a witness who saw a man "trying car door handles" called Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputies to the scene early Friday morning. Upon arriving at the scene, Deputy Joshua Ward reported seeing a male ...

Sheriff Palmer ready to move forward following Kuretza verdict

Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer told The Dominion Post on Wednesday he was glad the jurors in the trial of Deputy Lance Kuretza came to the same conclusion his department had. “I am grateful that their verdict was consistent with the investigation that our department performed ...