A Morgantown man on a stolen motorcycle is under arrest after leading a Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputy on a 3- minute chase into Preston County and back, according to police. […]
Cops and Courts
Man accused of fleeing from Preston deputies arrested
A man who allegedly fled from police last week was in jail Tuesday. Mark Allen Hart, 33, of Morgantown, was lodged in the North Central Regional Jail but had not […]
Purdue Pharma hopes bankruptcy filing will smooth the way for opioid settlement
Staff, wire reports OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has embarked on a multibillion-dollar plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the nation’s deadly opioid crisis by transforming itself in bankruptcy court […]
Insurance company calls Greenbrier suit ‘bullying’ tactic
CHARLESTON — The Greenbrier’s federal lawsuit against an insurance adjuster over damage claims from the 2016 flood amounts to an intimidation attempt, according to an executive with the company. “Unfortunately, […]
Morgantown man sentenced to 4-10 years for malicious assault
KINGWOOD — A Morgantown man has been sentenced to four to 10 years in prison for malicious assault. Gilbert Bruce Bueno, 34, was indicted by the January Preston County Grand […]
Drug task force finds roughly three pounds of meth, arrest man
A home inspection for a Morgantown man on probation ended with his arrest by the Mon Metro Drug Task Force. Lance Quenell McClendon, 45, is charged with possession of a […]
Police arrest, charge man for burglary
A burglary in progress on Wednesday morning ended with the arrest of a Morgantown man, according to police. Aireus Jahrone Bonano, 26, is charged with burglary by the Morgantown Police […]
Terra Alta break-in under investigation
TERRA ALTA — Preston Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a break-in that occurred sometime late Wednesday or early Thursday at the Terra Alta Shop ‘n Save. No one was inside when […]
Police in Preston and Monongalia search for accused felon
KINGWOOD — Police continued to search Wednesday for Mark Allen Hart, who they say ran from officers Tuesday and stole a car. Preston Chief Deputy P.A. Pritt said Wednesday that […]
September term of Monongalia County grand jury indicts 91
The final Monongalia County grand jury of 2019 returned 91 indictments including a man accused of setting off fireworks in his apartment, a Westover grandmother whose grandchild reportedly got into […]
