MORGANTOWN — The WVU Police Department is looking to hire at least five new officers, Chief W. P. Chedester said. “I truly believe it’s a calling,” he said of police […]
Cops and Courts
Police charge father, son for theft of hundreds of feet of cable
KINGWOOD — A father and son are charged with destruction of property for allegedly digging up and stealing cable. Norman Roy Cosner, 68, and Norman Roy Cosner Jr., 40, both […]
2 women arrested for allegedly stealing liquor from strip club
MORGANTOWN — Two Virginia women are behind bars after being accused of stealing thousands in liquor from a strip club. Tiffany N. Gillespie, 22 and Miranda Thompson, 20, both of […]
Tunnelton man charged with having meth to sell
KINGWOOD — A Tunnelton man was charged Friday with having meth with the intent of selling it. Randy Emmit Stone, 37, was arrested by Preston Sheriff’s Lt. T.E. Mitter after […]
State Supreme Court blocks Justice Margaret Workman impeachment trial
CHARLESTON — The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday to block the impeachment trial of state Supreme Court Justice Margaret Workman. The ruling stated the allegations in three articles of impeachment […]
More than $75,000 in crystal meth seized by drug task force
MORGANTOWN — Guns, drugs and cash were seized in a raid on a room at the Euro Suites Hotel on Chestnut Ridge Road by the Mon Metro Drug Task Force […]
Tunnelton man charged with high-speed pursuit, selling drugs
KINGWOOD — A Tunnelton man has been charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and fleeing with reckless indifference. James Lowell Baylor, 39, was in the […]
Man who led police on drunken car chase gets home confinement
MORGANTOWN — A man who led police on a chase into Marion County before crashing into a fence while drunk will spend his sentence on home confinement. Harold E. Summers, […]
Man accused of biting off part of an ear during fight in Morgantown is arraigned
MORGANTOWN — A 20-year-old who police say bit part of a man’s ear off during a fight was arraigned in Monongalia County Magistrate Court Tuesday. Dean Schrantz, of Manahawkin, N.J., […]
Justice Loughry continues testimony in his own defense
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry has continued testimony in his own defense, taking the stand for six hours over parts of two days. The trial has now […]
