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 […]
Cops and Courts
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, […]
Md. police arrest 2 from Morgantown involved in fatal crash
MCHENRY, Md. — Maryland State Police arrested a man and woman from Morgantown, who face charges related to a 2018 crash that left two children dead in […]
Proposed EQT royalty suit settlement totals $53.5 million
MORGANTOWN — If the federal judge approves the settlement, EQT will pay $53.5 million to conclude the natural gas royalty civil suit known as Kay. The Dominion […]
Jury finds Preston man not guilty of attempted murder and making threats
KINGWOOD — A Preston County jury found John Richard Henson not guilty last week of attempted first-degree murder and threatening terroristic acts. Henson, 36, was charged in February […]
Prosecutor denies claims; motion requests recusal, alleges unethical conduct
MORGANTOWN — In her response to a motion requesting her office be recused from a case for unethical conduct, Monongalia County Prosecutor Perri DeChristopher denied any wrongdoing. […]
Right-to-Work possibly headed for oral arguments before state Supreme Court
CHARLESTON — Full arguments before the state Supreme Court could be the next step for West Virginia’s right-to-work law after the Court issued a stay of a […]
Michigan man sentenced for oxycodone distribution
CLARKSBURG — Sean Miller Phillips Jr., of Eastpointe, Michigan, was sentenced April 1 to 18 months incarceration for oxycodone distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. Phillips, […]
Former Kingwood city employee charged with stealing more than $30,000
KINGWOOD — A former Kingwood city worker is charged with stealing more than $30,000 while working at the garbage transfer station. Dana Robert Cobb, 27, of Terra […]
