I was a teenager when I first visited New York. The flight cost $15 on the Eastern Airlines Shuttle from Washington, D.C. You could buy your ticket from a flight […]
Tag: crime
Help city stay on top of problems
In mid-November, the City of Morgantown launched the Morgantown 311 app so residents could quickly let it know about various issues around town. When you first open the app, a […]
Victim in fatal hit-and-run ID’ed, charges set against suspect
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division has released the identity of the victim of a fatal hit and run on Grafton Road. The investigators have also pinpointed a suspect. […]
Alderson man charged in beating death of wife
A Greenbrier County man is in custody charged in the beating death of his wife. According to a criminal complaint, Zach Dawson, 34, of Alderson, admitted to killing Marissa Dawson […]
The crime issue returns for midterms
by Steven Roberts This New York Times headline captures an important inflection point in the current political campaign: “G.O.P. Redoubles Efforts to Tie Democrats to High Crime Rates.” With less […]
As a white teen, I got second chances
Many of my Black students today do not by Adam Schwartz When I was 15, I smoked a joint with a friend. High and goofy, we wandered into a grocery […]
AMLO’s ‘Hugs Not Bullets’ policy is failing Mexico
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s soft approach to confronting criminal groups is not working. In fact, it seems to be backfiring. Last week’s wave of violence in Ciudad Juárez […]
Mar-a-Lago search through a veteran FBI agent’s eyes
by Frank Montoya Jr. Let me start by stating the obvious. The execution of a federal search warrant at the residence of a former U.S. president is more than an […]
Will GOP trigger even more violence?
by Jackie Calmes Wasn’t Jan. 6, 2021, proof enough for Rep. “My Kevin” McCarthy and other Republican officials that words matter? That anti-government rhetoric, echoes of Donald Trump’s grievances and […]
The rule of law could use a win
Dear Attorney General Merrick Garland: You are doubtless familiar with the old adage that, “The wheels of justice may grind slow, but they grind exceedingly fine.” As we watch your […]
