MORGANTOWN — The same day Daleen Berry could have been held in contempt for failing to comply with a ruling from Monongalia County Circuit Court Chief Judge Susan Tucker, the […]
Cops and Courts
Local attorney pleads guilty to ‘sexually motivated’ misdemeanor
A local attorney pleaded guilty to a sexually motivated misdemeanor on Friday. Michael Sharley pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor in Monongalia County Circuit Court. According […]
Morgantown Police arrest man after gun shot on Snider St.
MORGANTOWN – At about 3 a.m. Oct. 10, officers of the Morgantown Police Department responded to a report of shots fired in the 900 block of Snider Street. When officers […]
Judge denies motion to overturn sex assault conviction
A motion to overturn the conviction of Timmy Crockett and either acquit him or grant him a second trial was denied on Monday. Crockett was convicted of second-degree sexual assault […]
Man charged with third bank robbery and fleeing from police
FAIRMONT — A man accused of bank robberies in Preston and Monongalia counties now faces two more charges, including a bank robbery in Marion County. Daryl Waychoff, 55, of Houston, […]
Man arrested after allegedly attacking police officer
A freshman WVU student was arrested Sunday for attacking a Morgantown Police officer. Chad William LeClair, 18, of Frederick, Md., is charged with malicious assault and strangulation by the Morgantown […]
Man appeals murder conviction after 28 years
KINGWOOD — A man who has served 28 years in prison for murder testified Friday that his brother committed the crime and he took the blame because their mother asked […]
Mother sues Mon BOE, Morgantown Theatre Company and MHS teacher in son’s alleged rape
A Monongalia County mother sued the county Board of Education and others on behalf of her minor son, alleging that despite knowledge of abuse toward him nothing was done — […]
Morgantown among safest cities in W.Va. according to report
Morgantown’s 2018 crime rate fell below the state and national average, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “These numbers reflect the vigilance of both the citizens of the community […]
Man accused in Preston bank robbery faces bank robbery charge in Mon County too
The man accused of robbing a Preston County bank Wednesday has also been charged with the 2018 robbery of First United Bank on Chaplin Road. Daryl Ray Waychoff, 55, of […]
