MORGANTOWN — At about 11 a.m. Oct. 2, a man robbed Clear Mountain Bank in Bruceton Mills. Afterward, he ran around the building and fled on a motorcycle. He was […]
Cops and Courts
Manager of Middletown Mall admits to bankruptcy and tax fraud
Dietrich S. Fansler, manager of Pin Oak Properties, admitted to bankruptcy fraud and tax fraud, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Fansler, of Morgantown, is the managing member of Pin Oak […]
Wife testifies husband strangled her at sentencing
KINGWOOD — Joshua Luther Thrasher was sentenced to two years in jail Monday. Under a plea agreement, Thrasher pleaded to two misdemeanor charges of domestic battery. Three other charges against […]
Preston police investigate man shot, killed in domestic altercation at house
KINGWOOD — Preston police are investigating the shooting death of a 43-year-old man killed Friday night at a home on Woolen Mills Road. William Ellwood French III was killed by […]
Woman who raised money for son’s medical expenses pleads guilty
A Morgantown woman who raised more than $30,000 for her child’s medical expenses and then used the money for other things was convicted on Monday. Judge Phillip Gaujot accepted Tonya […]
Lawyer, bank dispute missing $212,500
The 83-year-old aunt of a Morgantown businessman is fighting a court order to pay a $212,500 settlement with United Bank after the original wire transfer was stolen by a scammer. […]
Federal judge overseeing nationwide opioid litigation denies motion to disqualify himself
MORGANTOWN — The federal judge overseeing the nationwide opioid litigation against manufacturers, distributors and retailers has denied a motion to recuse himself brought by several of the defendants. Eight defendants […]
One dead in I-68 rollover, traffic stopped for hours
One man was killed and both of the area’s major highways were closed for hours on Wednesday in two separate rollover incidents. A cement truck traveling eastbound on I-68 rolled […]
Two arrested for attempting to steal hemp, police say
Two people were arrested on Wednesday morning for allegedly trying to steal hemp plants from Conscious Harvest, a community farm at the intersection of Kingwood Pike and Green Bag Road. […]
Kingwood man denied acquittal, new trial
KINGWOOD — Motions for an acquittal and a new trial were denied for a Kingwood man Tuesday. George Elmer Dumire was indicted by the March Grand Jury for delivery of […]
