Pursuit started in Pa., finished on local road A police chase that started in Pennsylvania ended in Monongalia County on Wednesday, when the driver crashed into a fence on Mooresville […]
Cops and Courts
Prank leads to criminal charge in false fire
A prank gone seriously wrong. That’s how Brett Brown, 28, described the incident that led to him being charged with obstructing a fire marshal and reporting a false alarm of […]
Man with murder charge denied bond
A man charged with first-degree murder will stay in jail until his case is resolved after a judge rejected a motion to set bond Tuesday. Michael Corney, 33, is accused of […]
Supreme Court ends A.G.’s suit against diocese
MORGANTOWN — The state Supreme Court has effectively ended Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s suit against the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and former Bishop Michael Bransfield, saying the diocese did not violate […]
Albright man charged with murder
KINGWOOD — An Albright man is charged with second-degree murder after allegedly killing his girlfriend’s cousin. Andrew Woods Prudnick, 28, is in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail in lieu of […]
Maryland man charged with attempted armed robbery of Kingwood Hardee’s
KINGWOOD — A Maryland man is charged with the attempted armed robbery of the Kingwood Hardee’s restaurant. Bradley Scott Savage, 43, of Mountain Lake Park, Md., was in the Tygart […]
Former students settle abuse claims at closed boarding school for record $51.9M
Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — More than two dozen former students at the Miracle Meadows School in Salem, who were child victims of sexual and physical abuse, settled their claims for a […]
Woman sentenced to 5 years probation
Gamble must repay all stolen funds to company A woman who embezzled $53,400 while working for WinCor Properties will have to pay back the entire amount while serving five years […]
Man commits suicide after police chase
A 31-year-old man shot himself after the Morgantown Police Department found him hiding in a crawl space following a foot chase. Officers with the MPD spotted Robert Rye, who they […]
Vacant house catches fire
Building thought to be occupied by “unauthorized inhabitants” A vacant house on Richwood Avenue was the scene of a second alarm fire on Monday night, making it the most recent […]










