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WVU student arrested after violent incident in dorm room
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WDTV) - A West Virginia University student was arrested after a violent incident in a dorm room. Shawn Higginbotham, 19, of Charleston, has been charged with strangulation, according to court documents from Monongalia County. The West Virginia University Police Department responded to Dadisman Hall on November 6 at...
Suspect steals $1,200 worth of THC from tobacco shop in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WDTV) - The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery at a tobacco and vape shop in Morgantown. Deputies were dispatched to the Tobacco, Vape and Cigar shop on Mid Atlantic Drive in the Cheat Lake area of Morgantown at approximately 3 p.m. Sunday. The suspect...
Three Men Cut Deal For Murder Of Imprisoned Whitey Bulger
Three federal prisoners accused of killing Whitey Bulger in a West Virginia prison have reached a plea agreement. Fotios Geas of Springfield, Paul DeCologero and Sean McKinnon are accused of beating the 89-year-old Boston gangster to death in 2018. Details of the plea deal have not been released, but prosecutors...
Morgantown police review board to analyze arrest, traffic stop, and race statistics
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board plans to begin a data analysis of arrests and traffic stops conducted by the police department. Board Chair Rich Burks said the disproportionate number of African-American arrests over the years in Morgantown has been blamed on drug dealers that don’t reside here and this is an opportunity to test that.
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