A man who posted explicit pictures of his ex-girlfriend on the internet without her consent pleaded guilty to the crime in Monongalia County Magistrate Court on Wednesday. Magistrate Sandy Holepit […]
Cops and Courts
Attorneys debate if switched at birth case should continue
Attorneys spent more than an hour of arguing their respective causes during a motion hearing to dismiss a civil lawsuit brought by 78-year-old men who were switched at birth. Judge […]
Long-time Preston Circuit Clerk Betsy Castle is retiring
KINGWOOD — Long-time Preston Circuit Clerk Betsy Castle is retiring Oct. 31. Preston Circuit Judge Steve Shaffer signed an order Wednesday, announcing Castle’s retirement and appointing Deputy Circuit Clerk Lisa […]
New venue considered for trial
COVID-19 places limitations on court occupancy KINGWOOD — COVID-19 will play a major role in the murder trial of Aaron Glenn Hoard in 2021. At a motions hearing Tuesday, Preston […]
Traffic stop leads to 2 arrests
Passengers found to have gun, multiple types of drugs A traffic stop led deputies to arrest two people for allegedly having multiple types of drugs, including almost 100 tabs of […]
Say Her Name
Crowd gathers to honor Breonna Taylor, raise awareness of racism By Jana Mackin Newsroom@DominionPost.com At high noon, call and response of love and righteous indignation rang out yesterday when some 70 […]
Virginia couple suing developer for breach of contract after lot dispute
KINGWOOD — A Virginia couple is suing the company doing a development in Preston County for alleged breach of contract. Aaron and Elvia Sanders are asking Preston Circuit Judge Steve […]
MFD responds to fire near rail-trail
Newsroom@DominionPost.com A tractor-trailer stored near Surplus City off the rail-trail caught on fire Thursday morning. An employee was bringing a shipment of flooring inside about 10:30 a.m. when he spotted […]
Delegate Walker asks governor to denounce racist incidents at BLM protests in Kingwood, Morgantown
MORGANTOWN — Delegate Danielle Walker D-Monongalia, sent a letter to Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday, alerting him to racist incidents at Black Lives Matter protests in Kingwood in Morgantown earlier […]
South Park shooting victim, 31, pronounced dead; suspect sought
Police have identified a suspect in the shooting death of a man in South Park on Wednesday afternoon. Chadwick Jamuel Malone, 31, died of gunshot wounds to the chest and […]
