MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Members of Monongalia and Preston County Lodge #87 of the Fraternal Order of Police have taken a vote of “no confidence for Morgantown Police Chief Eric Powell. The lodge has about 150 current and former police officers in its two-county area. Members said Powell has held the top two positions in the department…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Former North Elementary School vice principal, Carol Muniz, has been found not guilty of battery against a student. The charges were filed after detectives from the Morgantown Police Department reviewed classroom surveillance footage from January 2023. The footage showed Muniz, a member of the safety response team, striking the student with ADHD in…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — North Central West Virginia residents who were affected by the intense storms that occurred during August 2023 are being encouraged to explore Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance before the April application deadline. Residents affected in Harrison, Calhoun, Kanawha, Clay, and Boone counties are urged to visit a designated FEMA assistance site…
KINGWOOD, W.Va. The Westover resident charged in a 1985 Preston County cold case murder is now facing a superseding indictment involving sexual misconduct charges. David Adams, 57, has now been charged with four counts of first-degree sex assault and three counts of second-degree sex assault. Adams was charged in February of last year in the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A longtime member of the Kanawha County Board of Education visited Morgantown as part of his campaign for a judgeship on the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals. Charleston attorney Ryan White met with the Monongalia County Commissioners during their final meeting in February, where he discussed his goals if he’s elected…