Eleven federal inmates in the Northern District of West Virginia were sentenced before Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh last week for smuggling or attempting to smuggle drugs into […]
Cops and Courts
Probable cause found in Cordes murder case
Probable cause was found on Monday in Monongalia County Magistrate Court in the case of the Cheat Lake man accused in the April 19 shooting death of his wife. Rick […]
Police review board to consider weighing in on camping ban issue
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board is considering if and how it would like to weigh in on the citywide camping ban coming to an unspecified […]
Mountain Valley murder suspect surrenders
The man accused of a deadly shooting at Mountain Valley Apartments on July 11 turned himself into the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday evening and was arrested without incident, according […]
Masontown man charged with kidnapping Arthurdale woman
A Preston County man was arrested and is being held without bond after allegedly trying to kidnap a woman at knifepoint on July 20 in Arthurdale. According to a criminal […]
Monongah arrest video goes viral: Charges dismissed against woman shown
A bystander video showing the arrest of a 49-year-old Monongah woman on Aug. 1 went viral over the weekend, raising questions about the behavior of the arresting officer, Monongah Police […]
Upshur County man accused of using vehicles as weapons
BUCKHANNON — An elderly Upshur County man is behind bars after sheriff’s deputies said he rammed three different vehicles into three different homes early Thursday morning on purpose. Marvin “Buck” […]
Morgantown sex offender convicted after going to Mexico to purchase 7-year-old girl
A Morgantown man accused of not updating his sex offender registration and then traveling to Mexico to allegedly purchase a 7-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to failing to update his […]
Drug supplier pleads guilty to conspiracy, distribution
A Detroit man pleaded guilty to federal drug charges Wednesday for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy in Monongalia County from September 2022 to January 2023. Shakur Dorell Jones, […]
Morgantown man jailed after soliciting a minor
A Morgantown man is in jail after he allegedly solicited sexual activity with a minor. On July 20, Granville Police were called to a Granville residence regarding a complaint involving […]
