MORGANTOWN — Two men were arrested after breaking into a hotel storage room, according to police. Anthony William Dale Gaskill, 20, of Morgantown and Jeremy Scott Williams, […]
Cops and Courts
Plea dismissed when defendant confesses to another crime
KINGWOOD — A plea to an information was dismissed Thursday in Preston Circuit Court when the defendant confessed to another crime. Mercedes Gardner, of Terra Alta, was […]
Terra Alta man charged with threatening officers, stealing pizza
KINGWOOD — A Terra Alta man is charged with stealing pizza while officers from several departments were at the restaurant. Chester Edward Burns, 70, was in the […]
Police confirm identity of fugitive killed on College Avenue
MORGANTOWN — Donquale Gray, wanted for the attempted murder of a police officer, was the man shot and killed by the U.S. Marshals Service on March 6, […]
No prison time for Ketchum; “I’m just plain guilty” former justice tells federal judge
CHARLESTON — “I’m just plain guilty,” the words from former state Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum when he spoke before U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver Wednesday at […]
Infant death among 50 indictments returned by Preston County Grand Jury
KINGWOOD — A woman accused of killing a child who was in her care was among 50 indictments returned by the Preston County Grand Jury Wednesday. The […]
Eleven facing charges for February snow day riot
MORGANTOWN — Eleven people, 10 of them WVU students, are facing charges as a result of the Feb. 1 riot on Spruce Street during a WVU snow […]
Fugitive killed as police respond to shots fired on College Avenue
MORGANTOWN — A suspected armed fugitive is dead, after police rushed to the scene of College Avenue and Falling Run Road, which was shut down Wednesday after […]
FCI Hazelton inmate indicted for alleged officer assault
CLARKSBURG — Daivon Duren, an inmate at FCI Hazelton Federal Correctional Institution, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on an assault charge, U.S. Attorney Bill […]
Police report shots fired in the area of College Avenue; residents asked to steer clear of area
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Police are responding to a report of shots fired in the vicinity of College Avenue and Falling Run Road. According to scanner traffic, a […]