FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Police officers in Fairmont have arrested 30 people as part of a joint operation today called “Spring Cleaning.” In a release from the City of Fairmont, officers with the Fairmont Police Department, in collaboration with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department and five other law enforcement entities took part in 30 arrests in…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown man is in custody after a Wednesday morning shooting in the Evansdale neighborhood left one person injured. The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department arrested Herbert McDonald, 48, of Morgantown, shortly after the shooting tha occured at 725 Chestnut Ridge Road across the street from Ruby Memorial Hospital. Deputies responded to the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Members of the Monongalia County Commission have begun to take steps towards working with other counties to discuss future goals for the West Virginia First Foundation. Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom announced in the closing minutes of the commission’s regular meeting Wednesday that representatives from three counties have reached out to see…
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — Monongalia County Sheriff Todd Forbes has reported the truck driver involved in the fatal I-68 eastbound crash on I-68 has been arrested in Arizona. Singh Sukhjinder’s arrest in Phoenix, Arizona, was the result of coordinated efforts by multiple law enforcement agencies. He is currently in custody. The Monongalia County Prosecutor’s Office…
WESTON, W.Va. — A 3-year-old child is in critical condition, and the parents are facing neglect charges after an incident with a gun in February. Troopers from the West Virginia State Police say on February 17th they responded to a report of a 3-year-old who had suffered a gunshot wound. The investigation showed the parents,…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The first reading of the City of Morgantown’s General Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26 has been approved by Morgantown City Council. The general budget projected at approximately $45.31 million for the FY 25-26 was approved in a 5-0 vote during the council’s regular meeting Tuesday (Morgantown Deputy Mayor Jenny Selin and Councilor…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Michigan man has been found guilty of murdering two Harrison County residents in 2022. Allen Leon Schaffer, II, 43, was found guilty on two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of Chasity Wilkinson Romeo, 33, and Corey Steven Snider, 43, after the jury deliberated for about four hours on Tuesday.…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two more suspects involved in an attack at a Morgantown pizza shop have been identified. According to documents filed in Monongalia County Magistrate Court, Cameron Diggs, 18, and Keith Cushenberry, 21, both of Pennsylvania, have been charged with malicious assault and conspiracy to commit malicious assault. They are charged for their alleged…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Grafton Road/U.S. 119 in Monongalia County experienced delays south of Morgantown following a reported mortocycle wreck Tuesday afternoon. Monongalia County Emergency Management Agency confirmed a post on their Facebook page that stated that Grafton Road was closed for close to a half hour in front of the West Virginia Division of Highways…
