A Morgantown man is being held without bond after he allegedly shot a woman in the head inside a Morgantown residence. Monongalia Sheriff’s deputies were called to the Healthy Heights Village residence at approximately 9 p.m. Sunday after a reported shooting had occurred. ...
A Westover man was arrested for animal cruelty after witnesses saw him "dragging" his dog and striking a woman who tried to stop him. Patrolman Cather, with the Westover Police Department, was dispatched to the area of 611 Bounds Circle in reference to a “disturbance,” a criminal ...
Over 800,000 law enforcement officers across the United States are expected to participate in this year’s National Police Week, a time for mourning police officers killed in the line of duty and recognition of others who have been injured. Last year, 118 law enforcement officers ...
A now-retired vice principal who is at the center of a student assault case at North Elementary School, reported to Monongalia County Magistrate Court on Monday to answer a charge of battery. Carol Muniz, who police say was observed on school surveillance video hitting a student with her ...
Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday that he appointed Paul W. Gwaltney Jr. as judge for the 17th Judicial Circuit, which serves Monongalia County. Gwaltney graduated in the top 15% of his class at WVU College of Law in 2003, where he served on West Virginia Law Review as an associate editor and an executive research editor. In 2013, Gwaltney was named a “Rising Star” by the Super Lawyers publication for his outstanding contributions to the legal profession. In his spare time, Gwaltney attends Calvary Chapel Morgantown, where his family has worshiped for the last 10 ...
West Virginia Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday about whether the system being used to approve charter schools is constitutional. Charter schools receive financial support from the state’s public education system and are given greater operational latitude in exchange for the possibility of losing their right to operate if they fail. Because they receive public funding, they are considered public schools. The legal battle is over whether they may be authorized through a newly established Professional Charter Schools Board, whose members are appointed by the governor ...
