If you haven’t already heard about the traffic stop gone wrong in Monongah, you likely will soon. The widely shared video starts near the end of the interaction, which began with a traffic stop about 30 yards away near Shaver Street and Lambert Avenue. The accounts of the initial traffic ...
CLARKSBURG — A Harrison County deputy has been arrested and charged with engaging in prostitution. Sgt. Sam Morrison was arrested Monday morning without incident, according to Harrison County Sheriff Robert Matheny. According to a criminal complaint, Morrison would ...
It’s hard to imagine, but the scandal surrounding the West Virginia State Police Academy in Institute has gotten even worse. The academy made headlines in 2023 when someone sent a letter to several state officials and lawmakers, detailing how cameras had been hidden in the women’s ...
Morgantown Police Chief Eric Powell recently said he’s looking to foster a change in officers’ attitudes moving forward. “There’s lots of issues right now with our department when it comes to professionalism and how they treat people and how they talk to people, and I’m in the ...
KINGWOOD — Preston County is losing sheriff’s deputies due to low pay and complaints about working conditions caused by the flooding in December. The latest letter of resignation dropped the county’s allotted 20 deputies to 14. “I am writing you to announce that I have decided ...
BY MIKE NOLTING The Morgantown Police Review and Advisory Board, the only board of its kind in the state, announced Thursday it plans to review its first case — an arrest made by local a police officer. The board will review an arrest made Aug. 30, 2021, at the downtown Sheetz ...