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Sheriff, county commission defend implementation of Flock cameras

MORGANTOWN – “We take pictures of license plates. We use those for crimes.” That, Monongalia County Sheriff Todd Forbes said Wednesday, is the extent of the function and use of the Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras in Monongalia County. In November, the ...

BOPARC eyes July start for $1 million Jack Roberts Park playground

MORGANTOWN – There’s a new playground coming to BOPARC’s Jack Roberts Park. Technically, it’s already there.  If you’ve traveled through the intersection of Leonard Street and Madigan Avenue in the last 10 days or so, chances are you’ve seen it. It’s a pile of ...

Camping ban has resulted in 35 warnings, nine citations in just over a year

MORGANTOWN – In just over one year since implementation of Morgantown’s hotly debated Article 1157, more commonly known as the camping ban, the controversial law has resulted in 35 warnings, eight second offense citations and one third offense citation, according to the city. Per the ...

‘Special Commissioner’ to decide what Morgantown owes firefighters

MORGANTOWN – A June 18 order from the West Virginia Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of prohibition filed by the city of Morgantown in a seven-year legal battle with its firefighters. Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Michael Simms' 2025 order setting the process by which ...

Curb a-peel: Yellow Banana bar and restaurant eyes High Street location

MORGANTOWN – A new bar and restaurant is coming to the 344 High St. location formerly known as The Bank. During its most recent regular meeting, the Morgantown Board of Zoning Appeals approved a transfer of ownership for The Bank to Yellow Banana. BZA consideration is necessary in ...

East End Village project needs to align financing ‘or radically change’

MORGANTOWN – Six years ago, the Monongalia County Development Authority financed $11.8 million to purchase 10 acres of property for redevelopment on the doorstep of downtown Morgantown along Richwood Avenue. Two years ago, the MCDA joined Dave Biafora, the project’s master developer, ...