DPNews@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN – Following the information released on Friday regarding a report of a student threatening harm to others at Cheat Lake Elementary School, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office has concluded […]
Cops and Courts
Nevera Trial Day 4: Of domestic abuse, soiled boots and the deal that didn’t happen
MORGANTOWN – The motivations of Joe Nevera’s one-time best friend John Claburn were key to both the prosecution and defense Friday, in the fourth day of Nevera’s trial for murder […]
Nevera murder trial: Second day focuses on fights, drug-dealing and the initial mystery of it all
MORGANTOWN – Michael Kief took a long, methodical look inside the Chevrolet truck Kim Osborne had been driving on Mother’s Day 2024, when she was last seen alive. It was […]
Fairmont woman, others admit to drug trafficking
DPNews@DominionPost.com ELKINS – Four people have pled guilty in federal court this week for fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Michelle Denise Gallo, 57, […]
Pa. man sentenced for role in Morgantown drug operation
DPNews@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG – A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania man was sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking organization that distributed large amounts of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine in the Northern District […]
Westover man charged in overnight stabbing
DPNews@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN – At approximately midnight Tuesday, Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched by MECCA 9-1-1 to the Chestnut Ridge Road area following reports of a stabbing. Upon arrival, deputies located the […]
Former federal CO admits to taking bribes
DPNews@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG – A former corrections officer at Federal Corrections Institution (FCI) Morgantown has admitted to accepting bribes from inmates in exchange for contraband, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. […]
Investing in justice: Mon County Sheriff’s Office equips regional officers with elite crime scene skills
DPNews@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN — On Feb. 24, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office became a hub for professional development, hosting 25 law enforcement officers from across West Virginia for an intensive 8-hour […]
Morgantown man sentenced on child porn charges
DPNews@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG – A Morgantown man will spend the next 20 years in federal prison for multiple counts of receiving and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. […]
WVU law students see US 4th Circuit Appeals Court in action
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – WVU law students got a live look at the workings of a federal court Wednesday morning. The U.S. Fourth Circuit Appeals Court came to the law school […]
