KINGWOOD — While working in private practice, Preston County Prosecuting Attorney James Shay noticed most prosecutor offices in the state employ an in-house investigator. Shay said hiring one for Preston […]
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New state Highway Safety Program
Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — We know buzzed driving is drunk driving, but what about driving while drug-impaired? In West Virginia, it is illegal to drive while impaired by any substance, and […]
AG Morrisey arguments help end ‘California Care Out’ in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case
MORGANTOWN – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced on Wednesday that his argument before a federal bankruptcy court produced a key shift in the case that will result in West Virginia […]
Traffic stop leads to methamphetamine, fentanyl confiscation
MORGANTOWN — A traffic stop on Interstate 68 resulted in the confiscation of about a half-pound of methamphetamine, a Glock .40 caliber pistol, and about 3.16 grams of fentanyl on […]
Supreme Court rules in favor of Martinsburg firefighters over holiday pay, may set stage for Morgantown ruling
MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals granted firefighters from the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 805′s motion to dismiss an appeal filed by their city on […]
Property receipt discloses recovered cell phone was found in Westover PD evidence room
MORGANTOWN — A Westover Police Department property receipt reveals the recently recovered cell phone involved in the William Cox lawsuit against the City of Westover was found in the police […]
Dalton files injunction against Westover, alleges employment rights denied
WESTOVER — Attorneys for Westover Police Officer Aaron Dalton have filed an injunction request, alleging Dalton’s employment rights protected by the West Virginia code have been denied. Dalton is implicated […]
Suspect in armed robbery turned shooting sentenced to probation, home confinement
MORGANTOWN — One of two males involved in an armed robbery in connection to a shooting has been sentenced to five years of probation, one year of which is home […]
Aaron Hoard sentenced to maximum for 2019 murder
KINGWOOD — There was hardly a reaction from Aaron Hoard, 35, his family and friends, or the family and friends of Grant Felton, 38, the man he murdered, as Hoard […]
Tanios released to home confinement
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown business owner George Tanios has been authorized for partial release after spending several months in a Washington D.C. jail. Senior Judge Thomas Hogan, of the U.S. District […]
