A Morgantown man was arrested by West Virginia State Police following a road-rage incident with shots fired on Interstate 79 near Goshen Road Wednesday morning. Two victims driving a black […]
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Parents charged after toddler allegedly found walking alone on Preston County road
A Preston County couple is in custody after their 3-year-old was allegedly found walking alone in a ditch along Herring Road in Kingwood. According to criminal complaints, the grandparents were […]
Man jailed after daytime break-in at Heritage Point apartment
A Morgantown man is in jail after allegedly breaking into a Village at Heritage Point apartment on Monday. West Virginia State Police responded to the scene and found the suspect, […]
MPD, State Police make weekend drug arrests
A Maryland man is facing drug charges after Morgantown police found him driving a motorcycle in the wrong direction on High Street, which is a one-way street. According to the […]
Interim state police superintendent: Changes won’t come overnight
BY MIKE NOLTING The new leader of the state police told state lawmakers Monday better days are ahead for the agency. Interim West Virginia State Police Superintendent Col. Jack Chambers […]
Are ‘bad apples’ too hard to get rid of?
The Department of Homeland Security, at Gov. Jim Justice’s request, launched multiple investigations into incidents involving state police after two anonymous letters were sent several months ago to the Justice […]
State police super starts trying to steady the ship
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s interim State Police superintendent says his work is cut out for him. Jack Chambers took over the role this week following the abrupt resignation of his […]
New State Police superintendent: ‘Going to take some time’ to shore up the agency
The newly named State Police superintendent says there’s plenty of work ahead to shore up the agency, determine whether all upper level managers are appropriate for their roles and dive […]
State Police super says he was railroaded
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia State Police superintendent who resigned this week said he is a scapegoat over a multifaceted investigation of the agency. “No doubt I was going to […]
Investigation involves recording device in women’s locker room
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice, during a Monday press conference, described three areas of inquiry into the West Virginia State Police. They involve video recordings in a state police women’s […]
