The family of a local man last seen in Morgantown in January are desperately trying to find any information on his whereabouts. James Roy Weaver, 48, was last seen on […]
Author: Erin Cleavenger, The Dominion Post
Lawsuit in 1942 switched-at-birth case heads closer to trial
Attorneys on both sides of a nearly four-year-old lawsuit involving two men who were switched at birth in 1942 at an Upshur County argued their respective cases Thursday morning, during […]
Albright man charged in murder of wife
A Preston County man faces first-degree murder charges after a deadly shooting in Albright on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Preston County sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on Woolen Mill Road […]
AREA ARRESTS
MON SHERIFF Lantz, Jonathan James, 33, burglary, Feb. 12, Deputy Crawford. Butler, Terra, 32, two counts breaking and entering – non residence, Feb. 13, Deputy Summers. Stiles, Cody A., 32, […]
DOJ report sheds light on federal inmate deaths
Following the high-profile deaths of federal inmates James “Whitey” Bulger in 2018 and Jeffrey Epstein in 2019, as well as several inmate homicides at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Hazelton […]
Jury returns conviction in child sexual abuse case
Wednesday evening in Monongalia County Circuit Court, Steven Ray Desantis, 41, was found guilty of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian, or person in position of trust to a […]
AREA ARRESTS
MON SHERIFF Louk, Jeannie, 58, two counts domestic battery, Feb. 6, Deputy Bradford. Chisler, Ernest E., 65, destruction of property, Feb. 7, Deputy Summers. Bell, Hayley R., two counts domestic […]
25 charged, 22 arrested in major drug ring
An investigation by the Mon Metro Drug Task Force resulted in a major drug bust leading to drug trafficking charges against 25 individuals from Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey, and West […]
Love in the air at the Mon County Justice Center
Three couples tied the knot at the Monongalia County Justice Center in Morgantown on Wednesday, taking Circuit Court Judge Paul Gwaltney Jr. up on his offer to marry couples on […]
Online valentines could steal your heart and your money
In this modern age of internet and global connectivity, millions of people turn to the worldwide web in search of a little romance or even their soulmate. Instead of finding […]
