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 […]
Cops and Courts
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 […]
Sexual assault trial finishes second day
MORGANTOWN — The prosecution rested and the defense presented its case during the second day of trial for a former WVU professor accused of second-degree sexual assault. […]
Loughry sentenced to 2 years in federal prison
CHARLESTON — Former state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry was sentenced Wednesday afternoon to spend two years in federal prison after his conviction last fall on total […]
Man gets three years probation for online solicitation of officer posing as 12-year-old
MORGANTOWN — Chadwick D. Alt thought he was talking to a 12-year-old girl online last year when he suggested a sexual encounter and sent a lewd photograph of […]
EQT reaches tentative $53 million agreement in statewide suit
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — EQT has reached a tentative settlement agreement with West Virginia landowners who are part of a statewide class action lawsuit originally filed in Doddridge County. […]
