KINGWOOD — Preston Judge Steve Shaffer refused Thursday to grant sheriff candidate Jason Peaslee an injunction to force the sheriff to remove a Facebook post. Peaslee’s attorney, Michael Cardi, of […]
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Convicted sex offender accused of putting up naked photos of a woman he knew on Facebook
KINGWOOD — A convicted sex offender is accused of creating a Facebook page and putting up naked photos of a woman he knew. Thomas John Winston, 30, of Westover, is […]
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Preston SheriffProbst, Shadoe Joseph, 23, of Terra Alta, prohibited person in possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance, May 5; Deputy Knotts. Wolfe, Joe Ben, 49, of Tunnelton, […]
State Police: Second person dead because of May 1 crash
The woman who caused a fatal collision May 1 on Interstate 68 has died, according to state police. Nicole Ferrise, 48, died several days later at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital […]
Officials try to stop inmate transfers
AG calls on BOP to equip prisons for testing new prisoners Federal and state elected officials are seeking to stop or change the way the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) […]
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Preston SheriffSwain, James Howard, 41, of Masontown, third-offense domestic battery, May 3; Deputy Martin.
Reedsville woman steals stimulus money
KINGWOOD — A Reedsville woman is charged with larceny for allegedly stealing part of someone else’s stimulus check. Vanessa Dawn Molisee, 23, is also charged with providing false information to […]
Man charged following crash
Found with drugs, money, cell phones on I-68 bridge A vehicle crash on Interstate 68 over the weekend led to the arrest of a Charles Town man for allegedly having […]
AG Morrisey reaches settlement in Mon County surgical mesh suit filed against Johnson & Johnson
MORGANTOWN — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has reached a $3.9 million settlement in a lawsuit filed against Johnson & Johnson and two of its subsidiaries last September alleging they engaged […]
Man shot in face, survives, suspect arrested
A Masontown man is charged with attempted murder after he allegedly shot a 45-year-old man in the face in a parking lot and chased the victim in his vehicle while […]






