KINGWOOD – A Kingwood woman faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading to drug charges in Preston Circuit Court. April Lynn Riley pleaded guilty Friday […]
Cops and Courts
Mon County Sheriff’s deputies seize drugs and cash, make two arrests during I-79 stop
MORGANTOWN — A traffic stop for speeding early Thursday morning ended with the seizure of multiple types of drugs worth about $30,000 and the arrests of two Detroit […]
Man arrested for biting off an ear in fight attacks officer while detained police say
MORGANTOWN — A Westover man kneed a transportation officer in the groin after being arrested for biting part of a man’s ear off, police say. William Kingsley […]
State Police seek to identify credit card fraud suspects
MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia State Police Morgantown Detachment is seeking information about two credit card fraud suspects, a man and a woman who acted together. The incident […]
Former Justice Ketchum wants probation; prosecutors say jail time is appropriate
CHARLESTON — Lawyers for former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum are asking that he only be placed on probation or fined when he is sentenced this month on […]
Woman allegedly abducted from Ruby Memorial; found in 30 minutes
MORGANTOWN — A man is in custody and charged with domestic battery following a domestic dispute that was initially reported as an abduction, according to the Morgantown Police […]
Preston man charged with hitting DOH truck and damaging highway as he fled
KINGWOOD — An Albright man faces charges after police say he ran his truck into a DOH plow truck, then damaged the road as he drove away. […]
Mon County woman pleads guilty to producing child porn
CLARKSBURG — A 26-year-old Monongalia County woman pleaded guilty to producing child porn in federal court on Thursday. Tara Kae Ponceroff admitted to one count of aiding […]
Former professor found not guilty of sexual assault
MORGANTOWN — It only took about 20 minutes of deliberation for a jury to find Joseph Baltimore not guilty of second-degree sexual assault on Thursday. The 41-year-old […]
Mon County Sheriff’s Office arrests woman for misusing donations made for son’s medical condition
MORGANTOWN — A Monongalia County woman who raised money for at least five years, allegedly for her son’s medical bills, was arrested Thursday for using most of […]
