The man accused of killing his grandson’s mother pled guilty to first degree murder in Monongalia County Circuit Courty Tuesday afternoon. Gary Smith II, 60, of Morgantown, appeared by video […]
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Man accused of DUI causing death, bodily injury among those in final day of arraignments
MORGANTOWN — A man accused of driving while impaired, causing death along with three other related charges was among those who appeared in the third day of arraignments Thursday for […]
Suspect in armed robbery turned shooting sentenced to probation, home confinement
MORGANTOWN — One of two males involved in an armed robbery in connection to a shooting has been sentenced to five years of probation, one year of which is home […]
Suspected Pagan Motorcycle Club member convicted of robbery, grand larceny
MORGANTOWN—Brandon White, 28, of Masontown, was convicted of two felonies — second-degree robbery and grand larceny — following a Monongalia County Circuit Court jury trial Tuesday. According to the criminal […]
WVU settles Mon Boulevard rockslide lawsuits
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University Board of Governors has settled two lawsuits relating to injuries caused when boulders from a rockslide fell onto Monongahela Boulevard and the PRT track in […]
State supreme court releases annual caseload report
It shouldn’t be a surprise that the number of cases filed in Monongalia County magistrate and circuit courts in 2020 was lower than in 2019. The Supreme Court of Appeals […]
Murder suspect denied bond a second time
A second Monongalia County Circuit Court judge declined to set bond for a man accused of shooting another man to death. Michael Corney, 34, was indicted by a grand jury […]
Wadestown man pleads not guilty to sexual assault
MORGANTOWN — A 26-year old Wadestown man pleaded not guilty to four counts sexual assault in the third degree. During a Wednesday arraignment, Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Susan Tucker […]
Mon County preps letter for circuit court on delayed projects
MORGANTOWN — “Tell your judges to do their job.” That, Monongalia County Commission President Sean Sikora said, was the response the commission received from top West Virginia Department of Transportation […]
State supreme court overrules local judge
The state’s highest court overturned a decision by a Monongalia County Circuit Court judge to suppress the use of a DNA sample in a sexual assault case. In Tuesday’s decision, […]
