CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Harrison County Sheriff Robert Matheny II is warning the community about a scam in which residents are asked to pay immediately to avoid arrest. Detectives said there is an ongoing phone scam where scammers impersonate law enforcement officers telling residents they’ve missed a court date. Because the court date has been missed,…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — One of the few Democratic Party representatives in the West Virginia House of Delegates does not consider the most recent legislative session to be productive. Monongalia County Delegate Evan Hansen addressed a variety of concerns that he felt were either unaddressed or ignored entirely during the session that wrapped up less than…
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Barbour County Clerk Laurie Austin is facing a series of misdemeanor charges after an office outburst in February. State police said Austin entered the office February 21 in a hostile manner and used a chain as a barrier to prevent other employees from leaving. Surveillance video shows the 59-year-old Austin verbally berating…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Representatives on the Morgantown Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board hope that newly appointed hires to city positions will help address struggles to acquire expanded data related to city resident interactions with officers. Board Vice Chair Rachel Fetty discussed the appointment of new Morgantown City Manager Jamie Martin and new Morgantown Deputy…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — An employee of a professional cleaning service is facing multiple felonies after police allege she took several thousands of dollars in jewelry from clients and sold them to a gold dealer. The theft involved multiple money and jewelry from clients of Buckhannon-based Integrity Cleaning LLC, served by Mikela Mitchell in Upshur, Barbour,…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture and Resources is ready to sell plants raised and cared for by university students. The annual Davis College Store Spring Plant Sale officially kicked off on Thursday, April 17, as part of a three-day-long sales event. Davis College Store Business Manager Joe Woods encourages…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The City of Morgantown now officially has a new city manager. The Morgantown City Council unanimously approved to appoint Jamie Miller as the new Morgantown City Manager, the third for the city over the last five years. Miller follows Paul Brake, who served for a little more than three years, and most…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – Four people were sentenced for their role in a drug trafficking organization that stretched from Philadelphia to Detroit to Morgantown, West Virginia. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of West Virginia announced that three people from West Virginia and one person from Michigan were sentenced for their involvement in the…
