MORGANTOWN — There are a few things to keep in mind when pulled over for a traffic violation, Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer said. After the red […]
Cops and Courts
Prosecutors rest their case in the Lunsford trial
WESTON — Prosecutors in the murder trial of Lena Lunsford rested their case Friday, buoyed by emotional testimony from a second daughter recalling how Lunsford dumped the […]
Morgantown man sentenced for sexual assualt
MORGANTOWN — There were tears on both sides of the court room as a man who sexually abused two women in 2016 was sentenced to prison Thursday. […]
Morgantown man faces charges for strangling woman
KINGWOOD — A Morgantown man has been charged with strangulation of a woman in Preston County. Gilbert Bruce Bueno, 33, was in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail Thursday […]
Former gang members deny involvement in Lunsford death
WESTON — A Lewis County sheriffs corporal investigating the disappearance of 3-year-old Aliayah Lunsford says he evaluated and debunked a 2016 tip that a motorcycle gang exchanged […]
Preston man who shot his father, sentenced to 5 years
KINGWOOD — Kevin M. “Big Cat” Miller II was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday for his conviction on charges he shot his father. Miller II, […]
Lunsford’s stepdad testifies in trial
WESTON — Ralph Lunsford returned home from work on Sept. 24, 2011, jarred by the news his 3-year-old stepdaughter, Aliayah, had disappeared. Then he noticed fresh dirt […]
Morgantown man sentenced to home confinement for drug robbery
For his part in a drug robbery near a fraternity house on High Street, a man was sentenced to home confinement Wednesday. Jacob Matthew Corbin, 21, of […]
Morgantown man sentenced to prison for multiple crimes
A Morgantown man is headed to prison after being sentenced for a trio of crimes. Zachary Spadafore, 25, of Morgantown, previously pleaded guilty to access device fraud, […]
Prosecution finds discrepancies in Lewis County woman’s story
WESTON — The prosecution believes it has a number of significant holes in the story that Lena Lunsford-Conaway told police about Aliayah Lunsford’s disappearance on Sept. 24, […]