One man is in custody and another in the hospital after an alleged attempted murder at the 24/7 storage units off of Smithtown Road on Sunday. The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department was initially dispatched to the storage unit for a report of a suspicious person. According to a ...
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — U.S. Attorney Bill Ihlenfeld says he fears a powerful drug that’s turning fentanyl addicts into “zombies” will lead to more overdose deaths in West Virginia. Xylazine, known as “tranq” or “zombie drug,” is an animal tranquilizer that is often mixed with fentanyl. The drug leads to skin-rotting symptoms, including leg wounds, swollen hands and even missing limbs. “Amputation is necessary in some cases in order to stop the spread of whatever is going through these individuals’ bodies,” Ihlenfeld said on Friday’s MetroNews ...
MORGANTOWN — It's been clear this session that the House Republican supermajority doesn't walk in lockstep, and that was evidenced in two bills passed on Friday and sent to the Senate — one addressing the teacher shortage and one tackling “forever chemicals” in water supplies. HB ...
The Morgantown Police Department is investigating a reported stabbing that took place shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday on Walnut Street, near the Spruce Street intersection in downtown Morgantown. The Public Safety Building, which houses the Morgantown Police Department, is at the corner of ...
The Star City Police Department is looking to add to its ranks and is accepting applications for full- and part-time probationary police officer positions. Police Chief Jessica Colebank said the department is looking for “someone that is willing to help people in need and run towards ...
Day two of the civil service hearing for fired Westover Police officer Aaron Dalton concluded Wednesday after Westover Civil Service Commissioners Justin White, Jessica Thompson and Robert Berryman heard over seven hours of testimony from six witnesses. In continuation from Monday’s ...
