MORGANTOWN — Morgantown business owner George Pierre Tanios is one of two men charged with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian D. Sicknick and two others with […]
Cops and Courts
Switched at birth lawsuit continues
A lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston by two 78-year-old men who say they were switched at birth is progressing. John W. Carr III, Jackie L. […]
Drunk driver allegedly led deputy on short chase
A Wadestown man is charged with fleeing from law enforcement in a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Robert K. Wardell ignored a Monongalia County Sheriff’s […]
U.S. Marshals ask for help finding suspect
MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Marshals Service is asking for the public’s help finding James Tyrone Pugh. Pugh, aka “Tyke” or “Fam,” is a 46-year-old Black man about […]
Police arrest man for stabbing near Health Right
MORGANTOWN — A 26-year-old man is in jail after police arrested him for stabbing someone in a fight. Joshua Ryan Watson, 26, of Wadestown, is charged with […]
Mylan sued for age discrimination
A former Mylan Pharmaceuticals employee claims he was falsely accused of stealing and fired because of his age after refusing buyout offers from the company. Thomas J. […]
Two accused murderers appear for arraignment
Both men indicted for first-degree murder in February appeared before a judge for their post-indictment arraignment Monday. Michael Corney, 33, and Gary Smith II, 60, each pleaded […]
Two Detroit men charged in weekend burglary
Two men from Detroit were arrested after allegedly kicking in the door to a home in the Greenmont neighborhood early Saturday morning. Tywuan T. Coakley, 47, is […]
All indictments from February 2021 Monongalia County grand jury
Corney, Michael J., first-degree murder. Shinkovich, Danny, embezzlement, falsifying accounts. Baker, Antoine, first-degree sexual abuse, kidnapping, battery. McKinney, Amber Nicholle, first-degree arson, felony destruction of property. Hamilton, […]
Woman dies in single-vehicle wreck near Masontown
MORGANTOWN — A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday on W.Va. 7 near Masontown, according to authorities. At 11 a.m. Wednesday, Trooper First Class L.S. […]