A Baltimore man who lodged a knife in a woman’s skull was sentenced to prison in Monongalia County Circuit Court on Tuesday. “You stand before me on unlawful assault but […]
Cops and Courts
Man charged for allegedly attacking Sigma Chi member
A 21-year-old was charged with unlawful assault for breaking the jaw of a Sigma Chi member, according to police. Bishop Kaylin Eamon Reese, of Morgantown, was charged with the crime […]
Mediation ordered in sexual assault lawsuit against Hopemont Hospital
KINGWOOD — Mediation will take place in a civil case filed four years ago against Hopemont Hospital and a John Doe, alleging a woman was drugged and raped while a […]
Motions heard in Preston murder case
KINGWOOD — Questions about how some state witnesses will testify in the murder trial of Joseph Edward Harrison were discussed in a hearing Tuesday. Harrison, 27, of Kingwood, is charged […]
Deputy finds drugs, gun, money during traffic stop
A man from Detroit and one from Preston County were arrested after a Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputy found drugs, a gun and almost $15,000 during a traffic stop. Chico D. […]
TIPS Line place for callers to report uncertain criminal activity
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Police Department has a tip line that can be used to anonymously report suspicious or criminal activity. The TIPS Line, 304-284-7520, does not require the […]
Man convicted of impersonating assistant federal prosecutor
By Chris Lawrence CHARLESTON — A Michigan man who falsely claimed he worked for U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart got an opportunity to meet the federal prosecutor in southern West Virginia […]
Listravia Ave. shooter sentenced to prison
The man responsible for a December shooting by Tanner’s Tavern, on Listravia Avenue, was sentenced to prison Thursday. Carlos Pagan, 29, of Fairmont, pleaded guilty to malicious assault in July. […]
Morgantown man charged with burglary; accused of stalking victim
A Morgantown man is accused of kicking down the door of a man he was stalking for several weeks leading up to the alleged incident. Steven M. Griffin, 24, is […]
Sex-assault suit brought by former seminarian against Bransfield abruptly settled
MORGANTOWN — A lawsuit brought by a former seminarian who alleged that former Bishop Michael Bransfield sexually assaulted him, and that Bransfield regularly drank himself drunk and then engaged in […]
