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Man arrested for alleged identity theft scheme

A New Jersey man was arrested in Star City earlier this week after police received information about an alleged identity theft scheme.  According to a criminal complaint filed by Star City Police Chief Jessica Colebank, her department received a call from a Texas resident who stated ...

Task Force makes major drug bust during searches

Members of the Mon Metro Drug Task Force arrested two individuals after recovering dangerous amounts of illegal narcotics during searches of two Monongalia County residences.  Desmond Arness Clark, 31, and Khairah Nashea Bragg, 29, both of Detroit, were taken into custody following ...

The Honorable Judge Gwaltney takes the bench

Paul W. Gwaltney Jr. was sworn in as the newest judge in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit during a standing-room-only investiture ceremony held Friday at the Monongalia County Justice Center.   Current and former judges and attorneys, as well as Gwaltney’s family and friends, attended ...

Mon sheriff’s department testing for new recruits

On Saturday, June 3, the Monongalia County Sheriff's Office will be testing for the position of entry-level deputy sheriff. The test consists of two parts. The first part is a physical standards test that will take place at 10 a.m. at the West Virginia University Track, beside the ...

‘John Doe’ investigation reignited on 2-year-old human remains case

Nearly a dozen investigators from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigations searched a small area off Dug Hill Road, just outside of the Sabraton area of Morgantown, on Thursday.  According to Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer, the ...