Two people are now facing charges for the overdose death of a 31-year-old female on Jan. 16, 2023, in Monongalia County. At the time, deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) were dispatched to a residence at Viewcrest Village in Maidsville for a cardiac ...
A 32-year-old woman was arrested in downtown Morgantown Wednesday on felony drug charges after allegedly acting suspiciously upon seeing a Morgantown Police officer. MPD Officer I.B. Nuzum reported noticing an individual, later identified as Sarah Rose Degroot, of Morgantown, walking ...
Good: HB 5516 — “prohibiting the use of deep fake images for the nonconsensual disclosure of private intimate images; prohibiting the unlawful depiction of nude or partially nude minors or minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.” Similar to the bills on child porn, this one ...
by Susan Benesch and Catherine Buerger Two unrelated facts combined with a lie form a powerful and dangerous piece of misinformation that is spreading virally. The facts are that a drug overdose epidemic is killing more than 100,000 Americans a year and that far more migrants are ...
Nine people were taken into custody Monday following a multi-location drug bust coordinated by the Mon Metro Drug Task Force. Large amounts of drugs, money and firearms were recovered during the effort. Throughout December 2023, investigators with the task force received multiple tips ...
As the 2024 legislative session opens today, there are certain words already on lawmakers’ lips: drugs, addiction, substance abuse, fentanyl. And one more: punishment. Over the last few years, as West Virginia has tried to wrangle an out-of-control drug crisis, lawmakers have talked a ...