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Man charged with DUI after ATV accident involving a minor

A Waynesburg, Pa., man was arrested for driving under the influence after crashing an ATV with a minor on board Monday evening on Stewarts Run Road in Monongalia County. Deputy Thompson with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene just before 7:30 p.m., according to ...

‘Standard procedure’ is the problem

In the predawn hours of May 21, Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputies surrounded Chin Orih’s home, guns drawn. The sound of a deputy banging on their door woke Orih and his wife around 5 a.m., but there was no announcement of “police” to accompany the loud knocking. According to his ...

Postcast 83 – August 6, 2021

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Mon Sheriff investigating body found in wooded area

MORGANTOWN—An investigation by the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is underway after a body was found on May 6 in a wooded area east of Fairfield Manor. Monongalia County sheriff Perry Palmer said this was the fifth search of the area conducted by K-9 cadaver units and ...

Brothers charged in motel robbery

Two brothers were arrested for allegedly robbing a man at Morgantown Motel. Christopher L. Wyckoff, 34, and Ryan Wyckoff, 24, both of Morgantown, are each charged with armed robbery. Ryan is also charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Monongalia ...

Speeder leads deputies on W.Va. 43 chase

Driver alleged to be under the influence of multiple drugs A Morgantown area man, allegedly on drugs, is accused of leading deputies on a chase. Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department charged Jordan A. Cannon, 29,  with fleeing or attempting to flee in a vehicle from law ...