MORGANTOWN — The trial for the woman who struck and killed a pedestrian in a crosswalk at the intersection of Patteson Drive and Morrill Way began in Monongalia County Magistrate […]
Cops and Courts
Woman accused of murdering man in April appears in court
MORGANTOWN — Elizabeth Ann Chinn, the woman police say murdered a 67-year-old man in his home on Old Stewartstown Road, appeared in Monongalia County Magistrate Court on Wednesday. Chinn, 33, […]
29-year-old shot to death in Fairmont
FAIRMONT — A man was shot and killed in Fairmont Monday night. Fairmont Police responded to a shots fired call at about 9:15 p.m. near Columbia Street and were told […]
Preston man sentenced for baseball bat attack, gets 5-20 years
KINGWOOD — A Preston County man who was accused of hitting a woman with a baseball bat and strangling her was sentenced to five to 20 years in prison. Under […]
Court sides with man in town suit; says no proof Masontown adopted provisions
KINGWOOD — The State Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Masontown man, and his attorney said it confirms the town has no power to prosecute as a city […]
Man arrested after high speed chase on University Avenue
MORGANTOWN — A Morgantown man was arrested and charged with multiple crimes after leading police on a high-speed car chase Saturday night. Maurice L. Everett, 40, is charged with third offense […]
Hearing rescheduled for suspect in high-speed police chase
KINGWOOD – A transport order from the regional jail for Roger Lee Strawser Jr. was not submitted for his hearing Friday, according to defense attorney Lance Rollo. Strawser was indicted […]
Police arrest three suspects in for Becky’s Hot Spot robbery
MORGANTOWN — Preston County Sheriff’s Department arrested three people in relation to the Oct. 4 robbery at at Becky’s Hot Spot in Masontown. Dwight Howard Clary, 40, Scott Allen Cartwright, 39 […]
Dog attack in Westover sends middle-school student to hospital
WESTOVER — A Monongalia County middle school student was attacked by a dog Wednesday morning as he waited for a school bus. The dog was captured and put down. Westover […]
Why wasn’t ‘Whitey’ Bulger in a protected area at USP Hazelton?
HAZELTON — HAZELTON — Why was James “Whitey” Bulger housed in a unit at USP Hazelton where his killers could reach him? Even some staffers within the Preston County prison want […]
