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Shoplifting complaint turns to drug charges for Pennsylvania men

Two Pennsylvania men are in custody after police found them with more than stolen items during a shoplifting incident at University Town Centre in Morgantown.  Granville officers were called to Walmart on Dec. 30 for a shoplifting-in-progress complaint and met with asset protection ...

Masontown woman charged following VFW incident

Preston County deputies charged a Masontown woman with domestic battery following a reported disturbance at the Masontown VFW on Wednesday. According to a criminal complaint, Karen Sue Luzier, 61, of Masontown was outside the building when Deputy R.A. Stockett Jr. arrived. She told him, ...

Brockway murder probe continues

BY MIKE NOLTING Morgantown Police continue to investigate the November shooting death of Richard Hall. Hall was found dead from gun shot wounds on Brockway Avenue around 3 a.m. on Nov. 20. In the hours following the incident, police officers and detectives scoured the area for evidence and began to speak with potential witnesses. “There was a suspect developed, or a person of interest, and the detectives are working to bring that to a resolution,” Morgantown Police Chief Eric Powell said Thursday. Many residents in the neighborhood have responded to the request from ...

Westover traffic stop leads to drug arrest

A traffic stop on Monday at approximately 12:30 a.m. in Westover resulted in the arrest of a Monongalia County woman after police allegedly found multiple illegal substances in her vehicle. Patrolman Justice Carver, with the Westover Police Department, reported he was behind a vehicle ...

Suspect in deadly 2022 hit-and-run charged and in custody

It has been more than a year since the body of 29-year-old Michael E. Mobley was discovered in a wooded area off Grafton Road, near Boy Scout Camp Road.   Deputies and detectives were dispatched to the scene on Nov. 4, 2022, where they found Mobley’s remains as well as various vehicle ...

Woman arrested after passing drugs to Hazelton inmate

A woman visiting Hazelton penitentiary on Dec. 19 was arrested after she allegedly attempted to pass a controlled substance to an inmate in a visiting room.  Deputy J.T. Knotts, with the Preston County Sheriff’s Department, reported he was called to the prison complex after a female ...