MORGANTOWN -- A little after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, a call came in to MECCA 911 dispatch reporting gunshots on West Virginia University’s downtown campus. At 7:43 a.m., WVU issued a text alert to students, faculty and staff alerting them to possible gunfire in the area of Wise ...
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced bills to enhance criminal penalties for “swatting,” and to prohibit sore-loser party switching after a primary election. HB 4845 is the swatting bill, and has nothing to do with flies. Swatting in this bill is ...
Jim Smith, the director of MECCA 911, was on the phone with Chris McIntire, his counterpart in neighboring Marion County, when the obvious realization hit both emergency response professionals at the same time. Whoa, both said Wednesday morning. We’re getting the same call. McIntire, ...