MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Police are investigating a stabbing that happened near the Walnut Street Bridge just after midnight Wednesday. The incident appears to be an isolated one, they […]
Cops and Courts
Trial for former WVU professor accused of sexual assault begins
MORGANTOWN — The trial for a former WVU professor accused of waking a woman up by sexually assaulting her began in Monongalia County Circuit Court on Tuesday. […]
July trial date set for lawsuit against ChalleNGe Academy and W.Va. National Guard
KINGWOOD — A suit filed in 2014 by the father of a Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy cadet who died after leaving the academy has been set for trial […]
Preston deputies fighting drug-related crime four ways
KINGWOOD — Preston County Sheriff’s deputies are attacking drug-related crimes on multiple fronts. And they believe they are making a difference. For example, in 2012, more than […]
Preston deputies charge two men with marijuana possession after chase
KINGWOOD — Two men faced drug and other charges after police said they fled from Preston County Sheriff’s deputies. Blake Conrad, 28, of Berkeley Springs, was in […]
Man pleads guilty to 2018 robbery of Kingwood BB&T Bank
KINGWOOD — A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing the Kingwood branch of BB&T Bank last year. But Preston Circuit Judge Steve Shaffer refused to go […]
Four juveniles injured in Preston accident
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Sheriff’s Department said four juveniles were taken to area hospitals after an accident Wednesday afternoon in northern Preston County. Because of their […]
Five murder indictments among 44 sent to Marion County grand jury
FAIRMONT — A grand jury sitting in Marion County this week returned 44 indictments, including five for first-degree murder. James Ryan Vincent, 30, of Fairmont, David Uphold, […]
Suspect arrested during Spruce Street burglary
MORGANTOWN — A Virginia man was arrested Wednesday after police said they found him burglarizing a downtown church. Samuel Durosimmie Cole, 21, of Springfield, Va., was charged […]
Westover police caught off guard by raid
WESTOVER — Westover police were not told about a raid at a Westover home by the county’s drug task force, Chief Rick Panico told the city’s council at its […]
