FAIRMONT — A man was shot and killed in Fairmont Monday night. Fairmont Police responded to a shots fired call at about 9:15 p.m. near Columbia Street […]
Cops and Courts
Preston man sentenced for baseball bat attack, gets 5-20 years
KINGWOOD — A Preston County man who was accused of hitting a woman with a baseball bat and strangling her was sentenced to five to 20 years […]
Court sides with man in town suit; says no proof Masontown adopted provisions
KINGWOOD — The State Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Masontown man, and his attorney said it confirms the town has no power to prosecute […]
Man arrested after high speed chase on University Avenue
MORGANTOWN — A Morgantown man was arrested and charged with multiple crimes after leading police on a high-speed car chase Saturday night. Maurice L. Everett, 40, is charged […]
Hearing rescheduled for suspect in high-speed police chase
KINGWOOD – A transport order from the regional jail for Roger Lee Strawser Jr. was not submitted for his hearing Friday, according to defense attorney Lance Rollo. […]
Police arrest three suspects in for Becky’s Hot Spot robbery
MORGANTOWN — Preston County Sheriff’s Department arrested three people in relation to the Oct. 4 robbery at at Becky’s Hot Spot in Masontown. Dwight Howard Clary, 40, Scott […]
Dog attack in Westover sends middle-school student to hospital
WESTOVER — A Monongalia County middle school student was attacked by a dog Wednesday morning as he waited for a school bus. The dog was captured and […]
Why wasn’t ‘Whitey’ Bulger in a protected area at USP Hazelton?
HAZELTON — HAZELTON — Why was James “Whitey” Bulger housed in a unit at USP Hazelton where his killers could reach him? Even some staffers within the Preston […]
Questions remain in connection with Whitey Bulger murder
HAZELTON — U.S. Attorney for Northern West Virginia Bill Powell confirmed Wednesday the investigation into the death of one-time Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger at the federal […]
In federal court, Justice Davis is OK with allowing time for impeachment to untangle
CHARLESTON — While the Legislature decides where to go next on impeachment, both sides in retired Justice Robin Davis’s federal lawsuit have agreed to allow more time […]
