MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday committed $100,000 to get the Mountaineer Regional Sobering Center off the ground. The short-term care facility will be an […]
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Task force arrests three
Three people were arrested by the Mon Metro Drug Task Force following a traffic stop and hotel room search on Monday. Charles Curry Johnson, 29, of Detroit, […]
Task force arrest man for multiple drug sales to undercover agent
A Florida man is charged with selling drugs to an undercover member of the Mon Metro Drug Task Force over a period of 10 months – including […]
Donor-funded research position curbs disease associated with opioid epidemic
WVU Today As West Virginia became the epicenter of the nation’s opioid epidemic, donor dollars brought Dr. Judith Feinberg to the West Virginia University School of Medicine […]
2020 busy year for district
Newsroom@DominionPost.com WHEELING — The Northern District of West Virginia saw a 27% increase in the number of criminal matters received for consideration, with charges brought against 300 […]
Two arrested for fentanyl possession
Westover police arrested two out-of-state residents after officers found more than 30 grams of fentanyl during a traffic stop. Cordell Sain Jr., 29, of St. Claire Shores, […]
Drug Task Force arrests convicted Mich. murderer
Charged for possession with intent to deliver fentanyl The Mon Metro Drug Task Force arrested a convicted murderer from Michigan while searching a hotel room in connection […]
Woman dies in overdose at Diamond Village
Ben Conley contributed to this report. A 23-year-old woman died of an apparent overdose at the Diamond Village homeless encampment on Tuesday night.Rebecca Colgan was pronounced dead […]
Feds bust local drug trafficking ring that sees 25 people indicted
U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced that 25 people from four states were indicted by a grand jury in Elkins on 56 counts of violating drug trafficking laws […]
Campaign hopes to reduce the stigma of substance use disorder
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Jeri started taking prescription pain pills in her 30s, which “took me down a dark path to other dangerous drugs that nearly took my life.” After […]