Federal appeals court says W.Va. law can’t keep transgender girl off the track team

April 17, 2024

Federal appeals court judges have ruled that West Virginia’s law forbidding the participation of transgender athletes on school sports teams violates the rights of a middle school track and cross-country runner, upending an earlier district court ruling. The case was decided Tuesday by a three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers the area that includes West Virginia. In the majority were U.S. appeals judges Pamela Harris and Toby Heytens. Dissenting was their colleague, Steven Agee, who said the ruling went too far. “The question before us is ...

MPD oversight board considers funding request for community survey

April 16, 2024

BY MIKE NOLTING The Morgantown Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board plans to move forward with a community survey to better understand the perceptions of policing in the community, which could cost about $10,000 or less. Vice Chair Rachel Fetty said they want to have a clear ...

Police and Peers to help with drug problem

April 13, 2024

KINGWOOD — Kingwood City Council members are giving the Police and Peers program a try. Tonya Helmick, a member of the program who was at the Tuesday evening meeting, will work alongside the Kingwood Police Department to help with drug and homeless problems. According to the West Virginia Office of Drug Control Policy, Police and Peers (PNP) is a grant-funded program aimed at sharing the workload placed on law enforcement when responding to a nonviolent, non-law enforcement-specific incident. The concept of PNP is to pair an embedded or corresponding Peer Recovery Support ...

Arrest made on attempted carjacking near Mon Health

April 11, 2024

An attempted carjacking near Mon Health on J.D. Anderson Drive resulted in felony robbery charges for Anthony Michael Shuttlesworth, 30, of Morgantown.  Monongalia County deputies were dispatched to the area of the hospital Wednesday evening for a man — later identified as ...

Governor says he doesn’t know details of tax liens

April 11, 2024

Two months ago, the state tax department overseen by Gov. Jim Justice’s administration filed seven liens for unpaid sales taxes amounting to $3.5 million owed by The Greenbrier Hotel Corp., which is owned by Justice’s family. Merchants collect sales taxes from customers but that’s ...

Morgantown man takes plea deal on sexual abuse charges

April 10, 2024

A former resident of the South Park area of Morgantown now awaits sentencing after entering into a plea agreement with Monongalia County Prosecuting Attorneys on March 27.  According to court records, Austin Fought Rempel, 34, pleaded no-contest to three counts including two separate ...