MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates on Thursday took up a Senate bill aimed at promoting the state's natural gas industry and spent about 45 minutes debating an amendment to also promote coal – reflecting the not always friendly tension of the sometimes rival industries. In other House ...
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department reported Thursday that human remains were discovered in the Cheat Lake area earlier this week. According to a press release, deputies and detectives, as well as Mon EMS and a representative from the Medical Examiner’s Office, were ...
BY DAVE WILSON Following an investigation and a second admonishment by the Judicial Investigation Commission of West Virginia, Monongalia County Magistrate Todd Gaujot has resigned and agreed not to seek judicial office again. The commission concluded Gaujot violated 10 rules, including “Compliance with the Law,” “Bias, Prejudice, Harassment,” and “Impartiality and Fairness.” The Commission found that formal discipline was not required but Gaujot agreed to immediately step down and not seek judicial office again. Gaujot was previously admonished by the commission in ...
Vincent David Okoli, 20, of Morgantown, is facing first-degree robbery charges after he allegedly entered a Willey Street apartment, threatened the resident, and then stole their car. The alleged robbery occurred the evening of Feb. 25 while the victim was at home, the criminal complaint ...
MORGANTOWN – Four education bills were among the long lists passed out of the House and Senate on Tuesday, including yet another version of a bill to promote literacy and numeracy – math literacy – in the early grades. HB 3035 aims to create a “multi-tiered system of support ...
An array of illegal substances were recovered by law enforcement last week while searching a residence at 4439 Mason Dixon Highway. According to the criminal complaint, members of the Mon Metro Drug Force, United States Marshal Service and Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office arrested ...
