MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Republican Geno Chiarelli was re-elected to the House of Delegates for a second term. Chiarelli defeated a challenge from Democrat Diane Market Gaston 4,624 votes to 3,675 votes. Chiarelli is confident his message resonated with voters in the district. “I really want to focus on the quality of life in Morgantown. I…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Three Monongalia County delegates who were uncontested in their re-election bids are headed back to serve another two years in Charleston. Republican Joe Statler was re-elected to serve in the 77th District. He served in the House between 2014 and 2018 before falling short in the multi-member district in 2018. Statler was…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Democrat Mark Musick has won a fourth term as Monongalia County Assessor over Republican Rich Jacobs. Initial results said Musick earned 24,059 votes while Jacobs ended with 15,598. Musick said for the last ten years his office and staff have treated everyday like a contested election year. During that time Music has…
VALLEY POINT, W.Va. — Deputies from the Preston County Sheriff’s Department made an arrest in a domestic incident that injured one Tuesday. Deputies said Jason Larman, 47, struck his wife multiple times in the head with a dog bowl, then set the recliner she was sitting in on fire. Larman has previous felony convictions and…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In Monongalia County, polling locations have operated without many issues on Election Day. Clerk Carye Balney said the biggest recurring issue is the number of provisional ballots that have been required for this election. That number is expected to increase with voter turnout, and voter turnout numbers are nearing record territory. “We’ve got…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Michigan resident involved in an ongoing drug conspiracy in the Morgantown area has been sentenced to serve nearly 13 years in federal prison. Acording to court documents, Shakur Jones, 25, of Detroit, was a supplier of methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl in Monongalia County. Police were able to seize a kilogram of…
WESTOVER, W.Va. –– A wanted fugitive used chairs to thwart his capture at the Morgantown Mall. Westover police were called to the mall on Oct. 31 on a report a fugitive with an outstanding warrant, Barry Dragovich, 46, of Morgantown, had outstanding warrants and was inside the mall. Officers identified Dragovich and observed him to…
CLARKSBURG, W. Va. — Three former United States Penitentiary Hazelton correctional officers have admitted to their roles in the assault of a prisoner. Robert David Sims, 42, of Bruceton Mills, pled guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Court documents said Sims repeatedly struck him in the face, head, arms, and torso, causing significant…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Police Department is investigating a report of an unprovoked attack in downtown. Friday at 4:20 a.m., the unidentified male was attacked while sitting in a doorway on Walnut Street. Police said two male suspects attacked the victim, one with a blunt object resembling a baseball bat and the second suspect…
