A grandmother indicted for leaving her grandson alone to get into her medicine and a former volunteer fire fighter accused of stealing from his department while acting as its treasurer […]
Cops and Courts
AG Morrisey sues Johnson & Johnson in Mon Court, alleging deceptive advertising of pelvic mesh products
MORGANTOWN — State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed suit against Johnson & Johnson and two of its subsidiaries alleging it engaged in deceptive marketing practices to promote its line […]
Preston, Monongalia police charge man with multiple felonies
KINGWOOD — A man on the run from police has been charged with felonies in two counties. Mark Allen Hart, 33, of Morgantown, was arrested without incident about midnight Monday […]
Sentencing delayed for man convicted of sexual assault
The sentencing of a man convicted of second-degree sexual assault was rescheduled after several agencies failed to provide the defense what it needed to prepare. Timmy Crockett, convicted by a […]
Man arrested after 30-minute chase, police say
A Morgantown man on a stolen motorcycle is under arrest after leading a Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputy on a 3- minute chase into Preston County and back, according to police. […]
Man accused of fleeing from Preston deputies arrested
A man who allegedly fled from police last week was in jail Tuesday. Mark Allen Hart, 33, of Morgantown, was lodged in the North Central Regional Jail but had not […]
Purdue Pharma hopes bankruptcy filing will smooth the way for opioid settlement
Staff, wire reports OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has embarked on a multibillion-dollar plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the nation’s deadly opioid crisis by transforming itself in bankruptcy court […]
Insurance company calls Greenbrier suit ‘bullying’ tactic
CHARLESTON — The Greenbrier’s federal lawsuit against an insurance adjuster over damage claims from the 2016 flood amounts to an intimidation attempt, according to an executive with the company. “Unfortunately, […]
Morgantown man sentenced to 4-10 years for malicious assault
KINGWOOD — A Morgantown man has been sentenced to four to 10 years in prison for malicious assault. Gilbert Bruce Bueno, 34, was indicted by the January Preston County Grand […]
Drug task force finds roughly three pounds of meth, arrest man
A home inspection for a Morgantown man on probation ended with his arrest by the Mon Metro Drug Task Force. Lance Quenell McClendon, 45, is charged with possession of a […]
