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Morgantown police identify man who died during psychiatric emergency

Morgantown police have identified the man who died during a psychiatric emergency Tuesday morning as Aaron Thomas Riel. The 38-year-old was from the Morgantown area, according to a press release from MPD. The cause of the incident is unknown and investigators are waiting on toxicology ...

Kingwood to take bids on Price Street building demo

KINGWOOD — Bids will be opened next month on demolition of a downtown building council has tried to get cleaned up for more than a year. Sealed bids will be accepted until 7 p.m. Nov. 13 to remove  146 S. Price St. Bid packets will be available at city hall. The owner of the building ...

Catholic diocese to release names of priests accused of child sexual abuse

  CHARLESTON — The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston said it will release the names of all priests and deacons credibly accused of child sexual abuse since 1950. The diocese did not state a precise timetable for the release, but said it will be as soon as the information can be ...

Shale Insight Conference emphasizes tri-state unity

PITTSBURGH – Members of the oil and gas industry from West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio are gathering to celebrate the industry and its ever-growing potential at the 2018 Shale Insight Conference. The conference is put on by the Marcellus Shale Coalition, the West Virginia Oil and ...

Monongalia County Tax Office prepares for Nov. 5 tax lien sale

MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Chief Tax Deputy Kelly Palmer said there are currently 1,593 properties headed to the upcoming tax lien sale, though that number could still change. The sale will be held at 9 a.m. on Nov. 5 in the county commission meeting chamber. Palmer asked the county commission to suspend nearly 400 properties from the list on Wednesday citing a number of reasons. She explained that properties involved in a bankruptcy, previously sold to the state, condemned, or have a deed in question cannot be sold. The bulk of the exclusions, 293, involve mineral ...

Better mail monitoring is one part of new federal opioid legislation

CHARLESTON — A measure designed to stop illegal drugs from being shipped into the U.S. is just one of the provisions aimed at the opioid crisis included in the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act that’s getting President Donald Trump’s signature. Former Pennsylvania Governor ...