CLARKSBURG — Seven people from New York and West Virginia, including area residents, were indicted this month by a federal grand jury sitting in Clarksburg on drug distribution […]
Cops and Courts
Two men charged in Fairmont shooting
FAIRMONT — Two men are facing charges in connection to a drug deal turned shooting in Fairmont. Kenneth Royal Rager Jr., 28, of Carolina, W.Va., is charged with […]
Second Preston man charged with kidnapping
KINGWOOD — A second man is charged in connection with the alleged kidnapping and assault of two people in October. Jason Allen Lambert, 37, of Masontown, was […]
Preston files petition to take possession of money, drugs taken during raid
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Sheriff’s Department is petitioning for possession of $7,195 and drugs taken during a raid in August. The petition for forfeiture was filed […]
Lawsuit claims Preston County sheriff failed to enforce court orders
KINGWOOD — A mobile home park owner is suing Preston Sheriff Dan Loughrie, saying his department failed to enforce judgments issued by the court. Indian Rocks Estates, […]
Woman wanted for two murders in Virginia arrested in Mon County
MORGANTOWN — A woman wanted for two murders in Fairfax, Virginia, was arrested in Monongalia County on Friday. Megan Hargan, 35, was arrested by the Monongalia County […]
Woman who struck and killed pedestrian found not guilty of negligent homicide
MORGANTOWN — When Magistrate Sandy Holepit declared the jury found Michelle Gelada not guilty of negligent homicide for striking and killing WVU student Leah Berhanu with her […]
Inmate assaulted at FCI Hazelton
HAZELTON — An inmate was assaulted in the medium-security facility at Hazelton Thursday. According to a press release from the facility’s public information officer, at about 7:49 […]
Trial starts for woman who killed WVU student with vehicle
MORGANTOWN — The trial for the woman who struck and killed a pedestrian in a crosswalk at the intersection of Patteson Drive and Morrill Way began in […]
Woman accused of murdering man in April appears in court
MORGANTOWN — Elizabeth Ann Chinn, the woman police say murdered a 67-year-old man in his home on Old Stewartstown Road, appeared in Monongalia County Magistrate Court on […]
