KINGWOOD — The City of Kingwood has hired Charles “Charlie” Haney as its new chief of police, according to a June 7 news release. Haney will start […]
Cops and Courts
Murder and bank robbery among Preston Grand Jury indictments
KINGWOOD — Murder and bank robbery were among the indictments charged by the Preston County Grand Jury this week. The grand jury handed down 10 indictments Tuesday. […]
Mon County Commissioner and his siblings face lawsuit
MORGANTOWN — A lawsuit filed on June 4 in Monongalia County Circuit Court by the Morgantown Shrine Club and Mountaineer Patrol names Monongalia County Commissioner Ed Hawkins and […]
Preston grand jury indicts 10; charges include murder, bank robbery
KINGWOOD — Murder and bank robbery were among the indictments charged by the Preston County Grand Jury this week. The grand jury handed down 10 indictments Tuesday. […]
Trial of Uber driver charged with sexual assault begins
MORGANTOWN — The woman who accused an Uber driver of sexually assaulting her in his vehicle told jurors what she could remember of the incident during the […]
Five Florida residents admit to using skimming devices at gas pumps
CLARKSBURG — Five Florida residents have admitted to their involvement with a gas station skimming fraud scheme, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. Three pled guilty to […]
Court upholds man’s sentence on home confinement
MORGANTOWN — “As far as I’m concerned, you got a slap on the wrist,” Jim Simons said while looking at Benjamin Bradley during Bradley’s Monday parole hearing where […]
Bruceton Mills man accused of hitting Preston Sheriff’s cruisers
KINGWOOD — Bond was set at $500,000 for a Bruceton Mills man accused of ramming two Preston Sheriff’s cruisers and throwing beer cans at deputies. Clay Conor […]
Woman and her fiancé charged with prostitution and pimping
MORGANTOWN — A Morgantown woman and her fiancé were arrested and charged with prostitution and pimping. Paris Frich, 22, of Morgantown, and Thomas Morgan, 46, of Beaver Falls, […]
For process servers, delivering court papers is a busy job
MORGANTOWN — In the past six months, civil process servers with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department have delivered more than 3,000 papers, Sheriff Perry Palmer said. […]