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Two killed in crash on W.Va. 7

The Morgantown Police Department is investigating a double-fatal crash that occurred at approximately 3:20 a.m. May 13.   One Morgantown man and another from Maryland were killed in the accident in the Sabraton area. The crash involved a silver Toyota Corolla and a Peterbilt tractor-trailer and happened near 755 Powell Ave.  The driver of the Toyota, Papa Yaw Acheampong of Boyds, Md., and another of the vehicle’s occupants, Antonio Darrell McDaniel, of Morgantown, were pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel. The third occupant of the Toyota, ...

Police: Man shoots wife during argument

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. ...

Westover man charged for ‘dragging’ dog causing injury

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 ...

Mon County honors National Police Week, Peace Officers Memorial Day

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 ...

Muniz reports to Magistrate Court

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. Justice appoints Paul Gwaltney Jr. to 17th Judicial Circuit

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 ...