It was a busy year in Monongalia County’s courts — 2019 saw the suspects in two shootings sentenced to prison and several notable trials, including one that […]
Cops and Courts
Man files suit against WVU BOG, Potomac State College
Former employee says he was fired without explanation A former Potomac State College employee is suing over violations of West Virginia’s whistleblower law. Mark Tyler filed the […]
Notable law enforcement stories of 2019
Every day emergency services, EMS, firefighters and police handle calls. Some of those calls end up in courts while others, such as WVU’s snow day riot, end […]
Man accused of strangling person during argument, destroying cellphone
A Granville man is accused of choking a person who he is in a relationship with during an argument. Terryll L. Little, 34, is charged with strangulation […]
Mobile home removed from Albright floodplain over weekend
KINGWOOD — A mobile home the Town of Albright went to court to force the removal of is no longer in town. The home was moved during […]
Police: Florida man crashes stolen vehicle into porch
A Florida man allegedly made threats to another person before leading police on a chase from Westover to Morgantown’s Greenmont neighborhood, where he crashed the stolen truck […]
W.Va. ranks 30th in nation for DUI arrests
West Virginia has the 30th highest rate of drunk driving arrests in the nation, according to a study by the U.S. Drug Test Centers. West Virginia’s rate […]
Car chase ends when truck crashes into porch
A vehicle chase Monday night ended when the truck fleeing police crashed into a porch on Brockway Avenue. The chase was reported at 10:16 p.m. by Westover […]
Kingwood man sentenced on felony strangulation charges
KINGWOOD — Devin Sean Sullivan, 32, of Kingwood, was sentenced to one to five years in prison for felony strangulation. The charge stems from an incident in […]
Lawyer sues sheriff, commission
A Wheeling-based attorney is suing Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer and the County Commission over a denied Freedom of Information Act request. Robert McCoid filed the suit […]
