Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia Inc. is accepting scholarship applications for the 2020-21 academic year. YCF oversees 36 diverse scholarship funds primarily to benefit […]
Cops and Courts
FOIA suit seeks records of excessive force
A judge will review records requested by a Wheeling attorney from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department before deciding what records can be handed over. A hearing was […]
Man who fled scene, hit police cruisers sentenced on six misdemeanor charges
KINGWOOD — A Marine’s service earned him a break in Preston Circuit Court Thursday, but it came with a warning not to throw away this chance. Circuit […]
November shooting suspect arrested
Federal and local law enforcement arrested a Michigan man who was wanted for attempted murder in connection with a shooting in downtown Morgantown. Jaja Kiambu Fitzpatrick, 47, […]
Judge rules old psych report allowed in sentencing evaluation
A psychological evaluation from 2017 can be used by the probation office in its presentence report for a woman convicted of sexually abusing a young male relative. […]
Morgantown Police make arrest in fatal wreck
A Morgantown woman was arrested Wednesday and charged with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death for a late December accident on Dorsey Avenue. Codie […]
Man caught with stolen firearm
An Enterprise man was found with a stolen firearm in Westover early Sunday morning, according to police. Michael A. Rose, 25, is charged with persons prohibited from […]
Guns and drugs found after traffic stop
Two men under surveillance by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were arrested by the West Virginia State Police on Saturday. Kareem M. Neal, 39, […]
State court upholds sex abuse sentence
KINGWOOD — The State Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld the prison sentence for a Preston man convicted of sexual abuse. In March 2017, David Nestor was […]
Doctor sued for medical negligence
Two lawsuits against a former doctor who practiced in Morgantown were filed in Monongalia County Circuit Court this week. Both suits name Felix Brizuela as the defendant. […]
