MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Police are investigating a shooting that happened just before 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20. Officers responded to a shots-fired call at 1993 Water Street, to […]
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Are mob robberies part of aretail crime wave? It’s complicated
by Neil Saunders Retail crime is having a moment. It’s become a buzzword on retail earnings calls. Videos of people walking out of stores with armfuls of […]
In Aldean’s hometown, they’re trying everything
by Patricia Murphy Country superstar Jason Aldean, who grew up in Macon, Ga., got into hot water recently with the video for his song “Try That in […]
Woman arrested for stolen car after allegedly shoplifting from Sam’s Club
A Pennsylvania woman is in custody after Granville Police found her in possession of a stolen vehicle following a shoplifting investigation at University Town Centre. Sgt. A. […]
Attacking the fentanyl crisis
by Dan Rodricks I once gave a drug dealer some career advice: Sell cars, not cocaine. The guy seemed open to that idea. He had come to […]
Bridgeport man admits to taking nearly $650K in COVID relief funds
CLARKSBURG — A Bridgeport man has admitted to accepting nearly $650,000 in fraudulent COVID-19 relief funding. James Nolte, 52, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of wire […]
Maslow’s gun: Shoot first, question later
In addition to the seemingly inescapable mass shootings, wrong-place-wrong-time shootings are skyrocketing, too. In the last few weeks, we’ve had reports of a Black teenager shot by […]
Philly man admits to operating multi-state drug enterprise
BY MARSHA CHWALIK MARTINSBURG — A Philadelphia man has admitted to operating a multi-state organized drug trafficking business dubbed the “19th Street Enterprise.” The US Attorney’s Office […]
Martinsburg woman admits to trafficking a teenager to Fla. man
MARTINSBURG — A Martinsburg, West Virginia woman has admitted to trafficking a teenager to a Florida man. Destiny Rebecca Somersall, age 41, pled guilty today to one […]
The Great Comeuppance?
by What’s happening to Trump, Fox News, Putin and other public-be-damned scoundrels by Robert Reich Suddenly, it seems, people once considered invincible — beyond the law, untouchable, […]
