BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — A Lewis County man, who had close ties to the victims of a fire from earlier this week, said it’s hard to […]
Cops and Courts
Woman found with drugs arrested downtown
A 32-year-old woman was arrested in downtown Morgantown Wednesday on felony drug charges after allegedly acting suspiciously upon seeing a Morgantown Police officer. MPD Officer I.B. Nuzum […]
Hazmat team called to scene of death
Hazmat teams were called to a mobile home park off Canyon Road in Monongalia County Wednesday after a deceased person was found inside one of the residences. […]
No mercy for man convicted of murdering Matthew Moore
Two men have now been convicted of the May 2022 murder of Matthew Moore on Round Bottom Road in Monongalia County – and one of them will […]
Eppes found guilty in 2022 murder of Matthew Moore
Cleotis Cortez-Paul Eppes Jr., 49, of the Detroit, Mich., area, appeared nervous as he entered the courtroom of the Honorable Paul W. Gwaltney on the third floor […]
Murder suspect arrested in Ohio
An Ohio man wanted for murder in Harrison County was arrested in Akron, Ohio. Kameron Darnell Griffin, 23, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service Northern Ohio […]
Authorities connect blaze in Lewis County to Kanawha suicide
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — A Lewis County man, a suspect in a deadly arson fire that claimed multiple lives, took his own life in eastern Kanawha […]
Murder suspect takes stand in own defense, claims alibi
The fate of Cleotis Eppes, 49, the Detroit area man accused in the May 2022 murder of Matthew Moore, now lies in the hands of the 12 men […]
Prosecution rests in Mon County murder trial – defense begins Monday
Prosecutors Gabrielle “Gabe” Mucciola and Brandon Benchoff rested their case Friday afternoon in the first-degree murder trial of Cleotis Eppes, confident they presented enough evidence over three […]
Murder trial continues in Mon County
Testimony continued Thursday in the trial of Cleotis Cortez-Paul Eppes, Jr, 49, who faces charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and conspiracy. Victim Matthew Moore was found lying […]
