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Man dies in Taylor County house fire

One man dead in Taylor County fire

One person is dead after a house fire Monday in Taylor County.

The male victim was the lone resident of an apartment inside  a barn in Webster, where first responders arrived shortly after 5 p.m.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.

Harrison man indicted on drug, death charges

A Clarksburg man is under indictment after dealing drugs to a man who later overdosed.

Bryan Alan Knorr, 40, is accused of dealing both meth and heroin to Michael T. Gavitt, who died as a result of intoxication of the mixture of the two drugs.

Gavitt was 30 at the time of his death in January.

Knorr faces four counts: delivery of a controlled substance resulting in death, one count of deliver of a controlled substance, one count of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver, and one count of conspiracy to commit a felony.