A judge approved a second lawyer for Elizabeth Chinn, the woman accused of killing 67-year-old Timothy Paul while burglarizing his home on Old Stewartstown Road in April […]
Cops and Courts
Convicted W.Va. murderer John Strawser Jr. on trial for killing man in Pa.
By Don Aines, Herald-Mail Media CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — More than five years after Timothy “Asti” Davison was run off of Interstate 81 and shot dead, the West […]
Two men arrested after Granville undercover operaton
A month after two Granville police officers learned how to conduct undercover operations against internet predators, two men who allegedly planned to meet minors for sex were […]
Man charged with causing wife’s death in DUI arrested for drunken crash
MORGANTOWN — A man accused of killing his wife while drunk driving a UTV in Preston County last year was arrested for DUI in Monongalia County on […]
Man involved in church fire sentenced
One of the three men arrested in connection with a March 2018 fire at Destiny Deliverance Ministries in Westover was sentenced on Thursday. “I am sorry for […]
Dead body found in Sabraton, police investigating
A dead body found behind Spring Hill Suites in Sabraton is being investigated by the Morgantown Police Department. An unidentified white male was found dead in a […]
Alleged grocery thief arrested, charged
A woman who allegedly stole almost $400 in groceries from Kroger and the man driving her after the fact were arrested on Wednesday. Samantha S. Swaney, 39, […]
Amber Alert issued for 4-year-old Fairmont girl
West Virginia State Police issued an Amber Alert on Monday for a 4-year-old child, telling the public the child is in “extreme danger.”
The child, Gracelynn June Scritchfield, is described as a white female, 3 feet tall, weighing about 35 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing summer clothing.
She was last seen at her residence, where her father picked her up on July 6. He has not returned her and police said she is believed to be in “extreme danger.”
Police believe she may have been abducted by her biological father, Arlie Edward Hetrick III. Hetrick is a white male, 25, 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighing about 140 pounds. He has brown hair, possibly long, and blue eyes. His last known address is 601 Walnut St., Monongah.
Authorities are looking for a 2001 gold Subaru Forester with a West Virginia license plate “1TH163.”
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Gracelynn June Scritchfield, contact State Police at 304-367-2850, call 911 or dial State Police by entering *SP on your phone.
Bond lowered for man accused of sexual assault
MORGANTOWN — Bond was reduced Monday for a man accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in a Westover motel parking lot. Judge Debra Scudiere agreed to […]
Plea deal dropped for convicted Preston murderer
KINGWOOD – An appeal hearing for convicted murderer Richard Knotts followed the withdrawal of a plea agreement Monday. At the hearing in Preston Circuit Court, Knotts, 58, […]