MORGANTOWN — Police dispersed hundreds of students without any arrests after a snow-day block party turned into "a dangerous situation." “It’s a snow day; it’s a great day,” said Caroline McCarthy. “Every time school is canceled everyone knows to come to Spruce Street. Spruce ...
CHARLESTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday began work on a bill that would have changed the number of magistrates in Monongalia, Preston and Marion counties. The last major effort to make some kind of change to magistrate numbers flopped in 2015, and Friday’s work slowed ...
MORGANTOWN — Police officers dispersed a large crowd on Spruce Street. According to scanner traffic, officers were forced to back away from the scene as beer bottles were thrown at them. The situation was described to The Dominion Post reporter Will Dean as “riot conditions.” The ...
CHARLESTON – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Feb. 1. Monongalia-Preston-Marion-area lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 498, to require the Division of Highways and the Division of Personnel to collaborate to develop a special hiring process for DOH positions and to exempt the DOH from regular state Personnel Board procedures upon implementation of the special hiring process. Sen. Bob Beach, D-Monongalia, lead sponsor. SB 500, to create the Sewer and Water Infrastructure Replacement Act and the Sewer and Water Infrastructure Replacement Fund. All local ...
CHARLESTON — The House approved its bill on Friday to exempt Social Security retirement benefits from state income tax and sent it to the Senate. HB 2001 gives retirees age 65 and up, or taxpayers of any age permanently and totally disabled two options: exclude Social Security benefits ...
MORGANTOWN — A man accused of robbing a Circle K with a knife this week was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery on Thursday. Terry A. Wise Jr., of Morgantown, was arrested by the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department at a home in Marjorie Gardens about 7 p.m. on ...
