Christopher Scott Phillips, the gunman involved in the North Willey Street stand-off with police Monday is charged with first-degree sexual assault and prohibited person in possession of […]
Cops and Courts
Judge denies bond for alleged first-degree flight risk murderer
KINGWOOD — A Morgantown man accused of murder was denied bond for the second time in Preston County Circuit Court Tuesday. Aaron Glenn Hoard, 33, is charged […]
Registered sex offender in custody in domestic incident on North Willey
MORGANTOWN — A Tunnelton man and registered sex offender barricaded himself inside a house on North Willey Street with a gun before surrendering to police after a […]
Police: Wheeling man spits on officers
22-year-old faces battery, possession, 3 other charges A Wheeling man was accused of slapping an Alcohol Beverage Control Administration official and spitting on a cop on Saturday […]
Men accused of killing WVU student waive preliminary hearings
MORGANTOWN — The two men charged with murder for the shooting death of WVU student Eric Smith on Feb. 28 both waived their preliminary hearings in Monongalia […]
Morgantown police investigate armed robbery on Walnut Street
MORGANTOWN — At about 4:11 a.m. March 9, officers of the Morgantown Police Department responded to a reported armed robbery at 189 Walnut St., Apt B., according […]
Kingwood adds to city police department
KINGWOOD — The Kingwood City Police Department is growing, according to Mayor Jean Guillot. The department hired another officer, bringing its number to three. Officer Gina McNemar […]
New forensic lab; Mon County Sheriff’s Department can now examine cell phones, tablets, computers
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department now has a digital forensic lab capable of examining cell phones, tablets, computers and other types of electronic devices at its Walnut […]
Reedsville man sentenced
KINGWOOD — A Reedsville man was sentenced to three to 15 years in prison Friday. Circuit Judge Steven Shaffer then commuted the sentence to home confinement and […]
Man accused of sexually assaulting a preteen girl
A 56-year-old Kingwood man was accused of sexually assaulting a preteen female relative over a period of several years. The Preston County Sheriff’s Department charged William Scott […]
