Trey Edward Cooley, 19, of Bruceton Mills, was charged with DUI with serious bodily injury after he allegedly drove his vehicle into a home. According to the criminal complaint filed […]
Cops and Courts
Former Hazelton inmate sentenced for assault on correctional officer
A federal inmate formerly housed at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Hazelton in Bruceton Mills was sentenced Tuesday to 78 months (6 ½ years) in prison for assaulting a correctional […]
Man jailed after alleged violence toward police, others
A Monongalia County man is in custody after he allegedly threatened and fought with law enforcement officers while being arrested for a domestic violence incident on Collins Ferry Road. West […]
Murder suspect waives time for preliminary hearing
The Cheat Lake man accused in the April 19 shooting death of his wife waived his time for a preliminary hearing in Monongalia County Magistrate Court Monday morning. Rick Allen […]
Morgantown man sentenced for 2022 Northside Hills shooting
The man convicted of multiple offenses for an April 24, 2022, shooting at a Northside Hills Apartment complex, 2800 District Drive, was sentenced this week in Monongalia County Circuit Court. Levi […]
Morgantown man charged with theft of Federal Broadband Funding
The owner of Clearfiber Inc., an internet service provider in Monongalia County, was charged with money laundering Wednesday, after allegedly defrauding a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant program, […]
Mannington man charged with bigamy
BY MIKE NOLTING A Marion County man has been charged with being married to two women at the same time. Deputies from the Taylor County Sheriff’s Department allege Christopher Carpenter, […]
Judge denies request to release woman from home confinement
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — A Sissonville woman accused of locking her two adoptive children in a shed last year will remain on home confinement after previously posting a $200,000 […]
Two injured in weekend shooting
Two people were injured in a shooting early Saturday morning in downtown Morgantown. Morgantown police are investigating the incident. According to information from the Morgantown Police Department, officers responded to […]
One dead in Smithtown Road accident
One person was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle accident on Smithtown Road Wednesday evening. The accident, which involved a box truck going over an embankment, occurred at […]
