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Fairview man charged with making terrorist threats

A Fairview man was arrested and charged with making threats of terrorist acts to the Monongalia County Emergency Management Agency (MECCA) 911 dispatch center on Jan. 28.  Deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) were sent to the residence of Moses Thomas Tennant, ...

Local man missing since Saturday

Larry Napper was last seen around midnight on Saturday. Anyone with information should contact the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department at 304-291-7260. (Submitted photo) The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help locating a man reportedly missing since Saturday, ...

Two killed in fatal I-79 crash identified

The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department has released the names of the two people killed in last Wednesday’s fatal accident on Interstate 79 near the 149-mile marker between the I-79/I-68 interchange and Westover. However, the cause of the accident is still under investigation.  An ...

One arrested after stabbing at Bartlett House Annex

One man is in custody after a reported stabbing in the early morning hours of Jan. 4 at the Bartlett House Annex on West Run Road in Morgantown. Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the scene after a male victim at the hospital told the staff he had been stabbed at ...

Suspect in deadly 2022 hit-and-run charged and in custody

It has been more than a year since the body of 29-year-old Michael E. Mobley was discovered in a wooded area off Grafton Road, near Boy Scout Camp Road.   Deputies and detectives were dispatched to the scene on Nov. 4, 2022, where they found Mobley’s remains as well as various vehicle ...

Woman arrested following multiple vehicle pursuits

A Morgantown woman was arrested Monday following multiple vehicle pursuits and a joint effort between several Monongalia County law enforcement agencies.  Officer M.D. France, with the Morgantown Police Department, first reported encountering the woman, who would be identified ...