Judge dismisses firearm charge A man involved in a shooting at Woodland Terrace in summer 2020 pleaded guilty to one charge Monday. Judge Phillip Gaujot accepted Juan […]
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2020 busy year for district
Newsroom@DominionPost.com WHEELING — The Northern District of West Virginia saw a 27% increase in the number of criminal matters received for consideration, with charges brought against 300 […]
A look back at cops and courts stories in 2020
Some of the most memorable stories on the cops and courts beat in 2020 happened before the words pandemic and COVID-19 were part of our daily lives […]
Accused man to be hospitalized for evaluation
Defendant suffers from conditions found to affect his competency A man accused of damaging an ATM, breaking into a bank and a defecating on the floor will […]
Winning magistrates of 2020 sworn in
Winners of the 2020 magistrate election were sworn in on Tuesday. Magistrates Jim Nabors, Sandy Holepit and Ron Bane all swore to perform their duties to the […]
Woman gets 100 years for toddler’s death
Child died eight days after being hospitalized KINGWOOD — A 24-year-old woman was sentenced to 100 years in prison Monday, on charges of death caused by a […]
Terra Alta mayor charged with destruction of property
KINGWOOD — Terra Alta’s mayor has been charged again, this time for allegedly turning his own water back on after the town stopped service. Robert A. DeLauder, […]
Judge denies motion for home confinement
Man burglarized home after owner was murdered A motion to modify the sentence of a man who helped a murderer steal from her victim’s home was denied […]
Lawsuit filed over deadly farm stand crash
The long-time domestic partner of Pamela Ciuni, who was killed in a vehicle on pedestrian collision at Duda’s Farm stand on Fairmont Road in Westover this summer, […]
Ex-professor sentenced for fraud
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Dr. Qingyun Sun, of Morgantown, was sentenced Friday to three years of probation, with the first four months on home confinement, after defrauding West Virginia University […]
