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Woman hit by vehicle that fled

A woman is in critical condition after she was hit by a motorist who fled the scene, state police said. Trooper Kalee Barnhart said the woman was hit around 1 p.m. Wednesday on North Morgantown Street in Fairchance. Barnhart said a suspect was taken into custody. The Forensic Services Unit and ...

Greene County driver guilty in W. Va. crash that killed two

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A Monongalia County jury found a Greene County man guilty on all charges in connection with a January 2024 crash on Interstate 79 that killed two Morgantown residents. Thomas H. Horner III, 39, of Bobtown, was convicted Wednesday of two counts of negligent homicide and ...

Washington & Jefferson begins new school year

Classes for the fall semester at Washington & Jefferson College began Tuesday after a full schedule of events that included everything from move-in to matriculation. The matriculation ceremony for the college’s record-breaking class of 603 first-year students was held Monday and ...

Fayette man arrested for child pornography

A Fayette County man is in custody after being accused of sharing child pornography on the internet. Police said the investigation into Ryan Plesz, 35, of Vanderbilt, began last week after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a tip from the cloud computing company ...

Trial begins for Greene man charged in fatal W.Va. crash

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Testimony began Tuesday in the trial of a Greene County man charged in connection with a January 2024 crash on Interstate 79 that killed two young adults from Morgantown. The defendant, Thomas H. Horner III, 39, of Bobtown, faces two counts of negligent homicide and one ...

Driver killed in Robinson hit-and-run identified

The Washington County coroner identified the victim of Monday’s hit-and-run accident in Robinson Township. According to Coroner Timothy Warco, 46-year-old Brian Everhart was outside of his vehicle when he was struck by another driver. A report from Warco states that Everhart had addresses ...