A federal judge has ordered companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice’s family to make more than $400,000 in payments that were part of an agreement with federal officials and then […]
Cops and Courts
Michigan man admits to methamphetamine trafficking in Morgantown
A Warren, Mich., man who was arrested by deputies from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department in December 2021 has admitted in federal court to transporting methamphetamine to the Morgantown area. […]
MPD, State Police make weekend drug arrests
A Maryland man is facing drug charges after Morgantown police found him driving a motorcycle in the wrong direction on High Street, which is a one-way street. According to the […]
Justice’s lawyers want to shield financial disclosures
CHARLESTON — Lawyers for Gov. Jim Justice say compelling him to disclose his financial information in a federal dispute over almost $2 million would violate his privacy and could be […]
Intermediate court rejects argument that Challenge Academy was at fault
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s intermediate court isn’t buying an alternative school student’s argument that he should have been better supervised when he jumped off a bunk improperly and injured himself. […]
Trial for Mon deputy moved to Wheeling
The upcoming jury trial for Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Kuretza will now be held at the United States District Court in Wheeling after maintenance work scheduled at the original […]
Former Justice Warren McGraw dies
CHARLESTON — Former Supreme Court Justice Warren McGraw died Wednesday. He was 84. A public servant for more than 50 years, Justice McGraw most recently was a circuit judge in […]
Preston County police find drugs, guns, stolen dirt bikes during search of Tunnelton residence
A Tunnelton man is facing multiple felony charges after law enforcement agents with the West Virginia State Police and the Preston County Sheriff’s Department executed several search warrants at a […]
Bridgeport man admits to taking nearly $650K in COVID relief funds
CLARKSBURG — A Bridgeport man has admitted to accepting nearly $650,000 in fraudulent COVID-19 relief funding. James Nolte, 52, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of wire fraud. Nolte admitted […]
Three in custody after gunfire exchanged
CowGirlz Lounge on Earl L. Core Road in Dellslow was the scene of several arrests Saturday evening after police received multiple reports of shots being exchanged in the Sabraton area. […]
