BRIDGEPORT — A Morgantown man was among 33 people named by a federal grand jury, indicted on counts of methamphetamine distribution in parts of Harrison, Marion, Barbour, […]
Cops and Courts
Judge refuses to alter bond for Preston woman accused of planning robbery of her business
KINGWOOD — Preston Circuit Judge Steve Shaffer refused to modify the conditions of bond Thursday for a woman accused of helping to plan the robbery of her […]
Final day of arraignments for those indicted by September grand jury
MORGANTOWN — The man accused of leaving a bicyclist to die after hitting him with a car and a man who allegedly swung a dog around in the air […]
Man accused of leading police on car chase downtown among those arraigned
A man who allegedly led police on a chase through downtown Morgantown before crashing into a graveyard and a man who police say shot at someone as part […]
Reports: One dead, 4 hurt in shooting at Masontown, Pa., judge’s office
MASONTOWN, Pa. — Emergency officials are reporting that one person is dead and four others injured — including a police officer — in a Wednesday afternoon shooting […]
Insurance settles Preston suit out of court with man who said deputies damaged car
KINGWOOD — The county’s insurance has settled out of court with a North Carolina man who said Preston deputies damaged his car while searching it. Brent Kipp, […]
Homeowners charged with arson of Fairmont home
KINGWOOD — A couple is charged with burning their house in Fairmont and collecting the insurance money. Brittany Marie Drake Metheny, 26, and Christopher Carlton Metheny, 35, […]
Police warn of scams following Hurricane Florence
MORGANTOWN — Sadly, following a disaster of any kind, the scam artists often see opportunity. The Morgantown Police Department would like to remind everyone to be crime […]
Two men accused of sex crimes among those arraigned in Mon County Circuit Court
MORGANTOWN — A man indicted for allegedly sexually abusing clerks during two robberies at the same hotel and a 67-year-old charged in a 20-year cold case turned […]
Prisoner killed at Hazelton, second death this year
HAZELTON — A prisoner at USP Hazelton was killed Monday. The U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed the death of Demario Porter, 27, on […]
