The man accused of letting his 15-foot snake escape into the wild of Sabraton did not show to his initial court date. Shane Stevens is charged with dog and other […]
Cops and Courts
Mon Health employee sues over alleged verbal abuse at work
MORGANTOWN — A medical administrative assistant at Mon Health Systems sued her employer and one of its former doctors, alleging emotional abuse. Susan Yokopovich-Wasco alleges Dr. Faisal Bukeirat, formerly a […]
MPD needs help identifying person of interest
The Morgantown Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a “person of interest.” There have been several complaints of trespassing, damage to property and stolen items from yards […]
Former warden believes prison leadership failure played role in Epstein death
MORGANTOWN — Cameron Lindsay – a former prison and jail warden and owner of Morgantown-based Cameron Lindsay Consulting Services – believes that Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide inside a federal jail […]
Scammer posing as VFD Association in Mon County
MORGANTOWN — Someone is calling around posing as a member of the Monongalia County Volunteer Fire Firefighters Association and asking for donations, which is something the association doesn’t do according […]
Fire at former Preston County rehab center deemed suspicious
KINGWOOD — The cause of a fire that destroyed the administration building of a former youth drug treatment center is under investigation. The Olympia Center, located off W.Va. 7 west […]
UPDATE: Not guilty for former WVU student accused of threatening mass shooting
MORGANTOWN — A former WVU student accused of threatening to commit a mass shooting was acquitted on Friday following a three-day trial in Monongalia County Circuit Court. After roughly four […]
Former WVU student accused of making terrorist threats testifies
On the second day of his trial, former WVU student Zachary Ryan Johnson took the witness stand and explained that he never meant what he said to be taken as […]
Terra Alta man sentenced to 2-8 years in prison for baseball bat attack
KINGWOOD — Drugs are killing people, and they nearly made a murderer of you, Preston Circuit Judge Steve Shaffer told Michael E. Valentine Thursday. Valentine, 35, of Terra Alta, was […]
Trial begins for man accused of making terroristic threats at WVU
The trial for a former WVU student who is accused of saying he wanted to commit a mass shooting began in Monongalia County Circuit Court on Wednesday. In his opening […]
