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Alabama man arrested for starting forest fires

An Alabama man was arrested by West Virginia State Police after allegedly starting multiple brush fires in the area of Wiseman Road and Glory Barn Road in Monongalia County.  According to Mathias Gomez-Tschrnko with River Road Volunteer Fire Department, firefighters and the West ...

Terra Alta woman charged in December convenience store fire

A Preston County woman is facing second-degree arson charges after allegedly admitting to setting a fire inside the storage area of The End Zone Par Mar Convenience Store, at 34001 Veterans Memorial Highway, in Terra Alta in early December.  The Terra Alta Volunteer Fire Department ...

Man charged with arson after burning his own vehicle

A Morgantown man is facing third-degree arson charges after West Virginia State Police investigated what began as a stolen-vehicle complaint nearly a month ago.  According to the criminal complaint, on Dec. 17, 2023, at approximately 2:56 a.m., troopers received a stolen-vehicle ...

Man charged with arson in church fire

A 19-year-old man is charged with second degree arson after police say he admitted to setting a fire in the bathroom of The Church of Morning Glory on Mason Dixon Highway. Monongalia County deputies responded to the church on Oct. 23 in reference to a burglar alarm, according to the ...

Arson case moves forward to circuit court

The court case for a Morgantown man accused of first-degree arson in relation to a Nov. 28 fire at a Grant Avenue apartment will move forward to Monongalia County Circuit Court. On Thursday, Todd William Riley Jr., 25, of Morgantown appeared via video for a preliminary hearing before ...

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