CLARKSBURG — Marjorie Sue Webster, of Maidsville, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months incarceration for her role in distributing oxycodone, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. Webster, 24, pled guilty […]
Cops and Courts
Man charged with DUI while driving to drug test
KINGWOOD — Preston deputies charged a Masontown man with being DUI while on his way to a mandatory drug test. Bobby Kohn Gilreath, 32, was freed on $500 personal recognizance […]
Trial of Uber driver charged with sexual assault continues
MORGANTOWN — The jury in the trial of Ibrahim Hamid, accused of sexually assaulting a female Uber passenger, deliberated about an hour Wednesday June 6 before deciding to quit for […]
Kingwood hires new police chief, swearing in set for June 12
KINGWOOD — The City of Kingwood has hired Charles “Charlie” Haney as its new chief of police, according to a June 7 news release. Haney will start June 7. A […]
Murder and bank robbery among Preston Grand Jury indictments
KINGWOOD — Murder and bank robbery were among the indictments charged by the Preston County Grand Jury this week. The grand jury handed down 10 indictments Tuesday. That’s 52 less […]
Mon County Commissioner and his siblings face lawsuit
MORGANTOWN — A lawsuit filed on June 4 in Monongalia County Circuit Court by the Morgantown Shrine Club and Mountaineer Patrol names Monongalia County Commissioner Ed Hawkins and his siblings, Terry […]
Preston grand jury indicts 10; charges include murder, bank robbery
KINGWOOD — Murder and bank robbery were among the indictments charged by the Preston County Grand Jury this week. The grand jury handed down 10 indictments Tuesday. That’s 52 less […]
Trial of Uber driver charged with sexual assault begins
MORGANTOWN — The woman who accused an Uber driver of sexually assaulting her in his vehicle told jurors what she could remember of the incident during the first day of […]
Five Florida residents admit to using skimming devices at gas pumps
CLARKSBURG — Five Florida residents have admitted to their involvement with a gas station skimming fraud scheme, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. Three pled guilty to one count each […]
Court upholds man’s sentence on home confinement
MORGANTOWN — “As far as I’m concerned, you got a slap on the wrist,” Jim Simons said while looking at Benjamin Bradley during Bradley’s Monday parole hearing where the request was […]




