KINGWOOD — State Police have charged a Newburg man with filing fraudulent insurance claims and obtaining money by false pretenses. According to a criminal complaint by Sgt. […]
Cops and Courts
Monongalia County man admits to selling methamphetamine
MORGANTOWN — Khareem Sampson, of Morgantown, has admitted to distributing methamphetamine, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced in a release. Sampson, 30, pleaded guilty to one count […]
Detectives arrest three in Morgantown child exploitation sting
MORGANTOWN — Three men from three states thought they were going to meet and have sex with a 15-year-old girl were arrested over the weekend according to […]
Grandmother faces prison after grandson takes her medication
WESTOVER — A 2-year-old boy suffered a stroke after taking medication belonging to his grandmother. The grandmother was arrested for leaving the toddler home alone, when he […]
Suspect in Fairmont fatal shooting turns himself in
MORGANTOWN — A Fairmont man is in custody for a fatal shooting Wednesday. At about 12:30 a.m April 12, Morgantown Police arrested Christopher Tyrone Keldo, 25, of […]
Police identify victim, seek Morgantown man in fatal Fairmont shooting
FAIRMONT — Police identify the victim in a fatal Fairmont shooting and search for a Morgantown man in connection with the incident. Justin KaShaun Hughes, 27, of […]
Man hit by car during Suncrest power outage affecting street lights
MORGANTOWN — During a power outage affecting streetlights in the Suncrest area this afternoon, a vehicle hit a pedestrian at the intersection of Van Voorhis Road and […]
Woman stabbed in Westover after argument with daughter’s boyfriend, police say
WESTOVER — Police found a 48-year-old Westover woman with a knife in her head while responding to a call on Tuesday night. She was stabbed as the […]
Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department seizes guns and drugs
MORGANTOWN — Almost $6,000, 10 guns, psychedelic mushrooms, meth and more than a kilo of marijuana were seized after a domestic dispute call turned out to be much […]
ChalleNGe Academy suit in cadet’s death settled
KINGWOOD — A suit filed five years ago by the father of a Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy cadet who died is being settled out of court. Gatlin Jones, […]
