The Morgantown Police Department hopes to grow and further diversify its ranks by hosting the first ever female-focused open house on Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., to encourage local women to learn more about working in law enforcement. The event will be hosted at MPD’s new ...
Morgantown Police evacuated residents around Dorsey Avenue and Hite Street at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday after reports were made of shots fired in the area. According to Morgantown Police Chief Eric Powell, the officers who responded spoke with witnesses in the immediate area who ...
For more than a decade, the month of October has proven to be one of the most dangerous months for drivers in West Virginia with 309 total traffic fatalities from 2011-20. Some of these deaths may have been prevented had the vehicle occupants been wearing a seatbelt. In 2021, 40% of people ...
A Morgantown man arrested Sunday in Star City on drug and firearm charges has had several encounters with law enforcement in the area and, after Sunday’s arrest, could soon be facing federal charges as well. According to court documents, Star City Police Patrolman Jason Morgan found a ...
The final Monongalia County grand jury of 2023 met last week at the Monongalia County Justice Center and returned 139 indictments, officially charging 132 individuals with crimes in the county. An indictment is not a finding of guilt. Indicted individuals have only been charged ...
BY MIKE NOLTING FAIRMONT — Recently released details from an April shooting in Fairmont reveal the incident involved the kidnapping of an unidentified Morgantown man. On April 27, Kenyatta Ephraim, 29, of Elyria, Ohio, allegedly fired five times from inside a car on Maple Avenue at the victim, who was standing near a vehicle. Three rounds hit the car, and another hit the rear window and rifled into a home nearby occupied by two adults and two children. Police said Ephraim, Tyreese Taylor, 29, of Lorain, Ohio, and a third suspect kidnapped a man from a home in Morgantown and ...
