Monongalia County News Archives

Posted Wednesday, October 31, 2007 ; 06:47 PM Updated Wednesday, October 31, 2007 ; 08:08 PM One arrested in Morgantown, other caught In Philadelphia Story by Courtney Dunn Email Other Stories by Courtney Dunn ... via WVNS-TV Ghent

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Dispatchers say a mobile home on Mount View Road off of Kingwood Pike caught fire Tuesday about 11:30 p.m. They say the owner was home when the fire ignited, but he got out without any injuries. via The State Journal

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Morgantown, WV - The next time Jacob Allen of Morgantown wanders off from his parents, it shouldn't take nearly as long to find him. via WDMX-FM Vienna

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A former Monongalia County sheriff's deputy has been convicted of sexually abusing a girl at Morgantown High School, where he worked as a police officer. via Charleston Gazette

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Posted Monday, October 29, 2007 ; 10:23 PM Updated Tuesday, October 30, 2007 ; 12:30 AM Reaction in the trial of a former sheriff's deputy accused of sexual assault and abuse. via The State Journal

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“I don't know if his condition has changed since the last update on his condition”

' Police in Monongalia County are investigating a double shooting in Morgantown Saturday that claimed the life a Martinsburg man and left another man seriously injured. via Martinsburg Journal

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“But I mean anybody can do anything is this world I don't want to live my life scared.”

Authorities are still looking for the people responsible for a weekend shooting at a Monongalia County apartment complex. via WBOY-TV

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“A shooting occurred off-campus at "The District”

Posted Saturday, October 27, 2007 ; 04:59 PM Updated Saturday, October 27, 2007 ; 07:35 PM Deputies say one person is dead and another hospitalized. via WBOY

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“Evidence leads us to believe that the involved persons knew each other and that this was not a random act”

Early-morning shootings killed one person and wounded another at a Morgantown apartment complex where West Virginia University students reside. via Charleston Gazette

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The former Monongalia County Sheriff's Deputy charged with several sex abuse crimes took the witness stand in his own defense Thursday. via WBOY-TV

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“She though he was a friend, someone she could trust”

Posted Wednesday, October 24, 2007 ; 05:04 PM Updated Wednesday, October 24, 2007 ; 06:52 PM Former Monongalia County sheriff's deputy charged with abusing a MHS student Story by Courtney Dunn Email Other ... via WVNS-TV Ghent

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A Monongalia County teacher has moved to the top of her class, receiving a statewide award. via WBOY-TV

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The trial for a former Monongalia County sheriff's deputy started Tuesday. Jury selection got underway in the afternoon. via WBOY-TV

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A Virginia man faces up to a year in jail after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a fellow West Virginia University student last year. via The Times West Virginian

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Fire destroys one family's Monongalia County home. Now, firefighters that helped put out that blaze is now helping them get back on their feet. via WDTV Bridgeport

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Morgantown, W.Va. Monongalia County prosecutor Marcia Ashdown responds to the verdict in the Tyler Baumann murder trial. via West Virginia Metro

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A nurse convicted of murdering her husband is appealing to a higher court. Michelle Michael is serving a life sentence for fatally drugging her husband, James. via WCHS

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Oct. 10 Tina Riggs, as Administratix of John Louis Vendetta v. WVU Hospitals, Inc. via The West Virginia Record

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A former coal industry executive and his wife will give $25 million to West Virginia University, the largest single gift ever to the school, officials announced today. via Charleston Gazette

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“I see no reason why we won't be able to identify the fact that there is a need and what the need is. This line is needed for reliability.”

In an effort to "keep the lights on" among Allegheny Power's eastern area customer base, advocates of the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line explained the significant need for construction of this proposed ... via The Times West Virginian

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“I have and can continue to fairly sit on this matter -- through its conclusion, and correctly and fairly apply the law. "I respectfully decline to step aside.”

State Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher has again refused to step down from a pending case Friday, filing his second response to motions submitted by an airline company. via The West Virginia Record

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“I think it takes a sufficient force to exert a knife blade into a human body”

Monongalia County prosecutors wasted no time in showing the 7 1/2-inch blade to the jury. via Charleston Daily Mail

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Posted Thursday, October 11, 2007 ; 05:48 PM Updated Thursday, October 11, 2007 ; 06:59 PM It's been just over three months since a father and his two daughters were killed by a drunk driver. via WBOY-TV

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“I grabbed with both hands his hand that had the knife”

Ryan Johnston was drunk and in the mood to fight the night he was stabbed to death last year in Morgantown, according to opening statements in the trial of the man accused of his murder. via O-R Online

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WAJR Radio News Morgantown The defense attorney in the murder trial of a former WVU student says his client stabbed another student following a snowball fight in self-defense. Opening statements were delivered ... via West Virginia Metro

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Authorities were searching Tuesday for the man who held up a High Life Lounge in Monongalia County. via WBOY-TV

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Testimony in the second-degree murder trial for the man accused of killing a West Virginia University student from Buffalo Township was expected to open today in Morgantown, W.Va. Tyler C. Baumann, 23, of ... via O-R Online

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“Liability is an issue that must be addressed”

A top criminal justice official Tuesday pitched a community-based corrections program to Greenbrier County officials that he believes will decrease the recidivism rate of certain crimes and reduce jail costs ... via Register-herald.com

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Two people were killed and two people were wounded in a shooting at a tire shop Tuesday, police said. via The Times West Virginian

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WAJR Morgantown, W.Va, Jury selection was expected to take most of the day Tuesday in Monongalia County where a former West Virginia University student is on trial for the murder of another student. via West Virginia Metro

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The Monongalia County Sheriff's Department is searching for a woman who went missing on September 15th. via WDTV Bridgeport

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Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB+' underlying rating on Monongalia Health System's anticipated $49.4 million series 2007 A&B bonds to be issued through the Monongalia County Building Commission. via Business Wire

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A bail bonding company has 60 days to prove a murder suspect is dead or risk losing $350,000 put up to promise the fugitive's appearance in court. via Charleston Daily Mail

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The 2007 University Motors Mountaineer Balloon Festival is officially underway. Crews started setting up Wednesday afternoon at Mylan Park, in Monongalia County. via The State Journal

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“We've tried various other methods”

David Coffman was the topic of conversation Tuesday at a bond hearing in Monongalia County court. via WBOY-TV

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Posted Monday, October 1, 2007 ; 11:49 AM Updated Monday, October 1, 2007 ; 12:07 PM UHS student Robert Rosenberger has been missing since last December. via The State Journal

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