CHARLESTON - With diesel fuel prices staying at roughly $6.35 per gallon for the last 30 days, Gov. Patrick Morrisey is using his emergency powers to allow for the use of dyed diesel for commercial vehicles. In a proclamation signed by the governor Tuesday, Morrisey declared a 60-day ...
FAIRMONT – Michael Joseph Carpenter, the East Fairmont High School choir director charged with possessing child pornography, remained lodged in North Central Regional Jail on Wednesday following his arrest the day before. West Virginia State Police arrived at the school on Airport Road on ...
WESTOVER – On Oct. 20, 2025, former Westover Police Chief Joe Adams announced his plans to retire after five years in the position. On Monday – a day shy of exactly one year later – current Chief Scott Carl informed Westover City Council of his own pending retirement. “Having vested in the Municipal Police Officers & Firefighters Retirement System and completed 38 years in law enforcement, including 33 years serving the citizens of Monongalia County, I have decided to retire and devote time to personal interests and future opportunities,” he explained in a letter provided to ...
FAIRMONT – A reported incident "involving a teacher” sent West Virginia State Police to East Fairmont High School on Tuesday morning, the district said. “This morning at approximately 10:20 a.m., Marion County Schools was informed by law enforcement agencies that West Virginia State ...
Law enforcement agencies in the Wheeling area are searching for 18-year-old Xander Scott Finley-Ball, who escaped from a detention facility in Wheeling on Oct. 10. The Wheeling Police Department, United States Marshals Service, West Virginia State Police, Ohio County Sheriff's Office, West ...
