WESTON — Ralph Lunsford returned home from work on Sept. 24, 2011, jarred by the news his 3-year-old stepdaughter, Aliayah, had disappeared. Then he noticed fresh dirt on the family […]
Cops and Courts
Morgantown man sentenced to home confinement for drug robbery
For his part in a drug robbery near a fraternity house on High Street, a man was sentenced to home confinement Wednesday. Jacob Matthew Corbin, 21, of Morgantown, previously pleaded […]
Morgantown man sentenced to prison for multiple crimes
A Morgantown man is headed to prison after being sentenced for a trio of crimes. Zachary Spadafore, 25, of Morgantown, previously pleaded guilty to access device fraud, daytime burglary and […]
Prosecution finds discrepancies in Lewis County woman’s story
WESTON — The prosecution believes it has a number of significant holes in the story that Lena Lunsford-Conaway told police about Aliayah Lunsford’s disappearance on Sept. 24, 2011. Prosecutors believe […]
Marion County man sentenced for firearm charge
CLARKSBURG – Rocmond Lewis Sr., of Fairmont, was sentenced April 17 to 18 months incarceration for an illegal firearm charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. Lewis, 41, pleaded guilty […]
Man will remain in jail after violating probation
MORGANTOWN — A man who violated probation will remain in jail. Kevin Cayemitte, 29, was sent to Pruntytown Correctional Center in October 2017 after failing to report to Harrison County’s probation […]
Man pleads guilty to having child pornography
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown man pleaded guilty Tuesday to having child pornography. David Berentsen, 74, pleaded guilty to possession of material of minors in sexually explicit conduct. He was indicted by […]
Hazelton man on probation for manufacturing controlled substance
KINGWOOD – A Hazelton man was placed on two years probation as part of a plea agreement in Preston Circuit Court Tuesday. Thomas Joseph Kirk III pleaded guilty to manufacturing […]
Lunsford trial begins; accused of murdering daughter
WESTON — The other children knew what happened but were too frightened to come forward in the immediate aftermath of Aliayah Lunsford’s death, Lewis County Prosecuting Attorney Christina Flanagan told […]
Woman arrested after pulling a gun on her son
MORGANTOWN — A Morgantown woman was arrested after allegedly pulling a gun on her son. Kristy L. Pechinko, 40, of Morgantown, is charged with wanton endangerment involving a firearm, a […]


