A federal magistrate judge plans to hear more about a request for sanctions over the state’s handling of digital evidence in a class action lawsuit over conditions in the foster […]
Cops and Courts
Two state troopers wounded, suspect killed in Martinsburg incident
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — Two West Virginia State troopers are recovering from gunshot wounds and their assailant is dead in the eastern panhandle. State Police Maj. Jim Mitchell said […]
Westover police make arrest following pursuit
Police in Westover took one man into custody on Friday following a high-speed chase that ended with a single-vehicle crash. Officer B. Tetrick with the Westover Police Department reported seeing a […]
Three arrested following drug task force search
Three people are in custody after agents of the Mon-Metro Drug Task Force found illegal narcotics during the execution of a search warrant at a Morgantown residence on Tuesday. The warrant […]
Officials tell lawmakers that jail conditions are satisfactory and improving
West Virginia officials who oversee the corrections system told lawmakers that they believe improvements are taking place. “You all know, painfully, we’ve had some public episodes with corrections,” state Homeland […]
Judge needs time to decide on Justice debt
MARTINSVILLE, VA. — When you’re waiting for a ruling on $300 million owed by the business network led by a two-term governor and candidate for U.S. Senate, what’s a little […]
Westover PD vehicle search leads to drug arrests for four men
Four men were arrested after Westover Police allegedly recovered various drugs from the vehicle in which they were traveling — as well as a stolen firearm and large amounts of […]
Lawyers in suit over foster care system blast state and say lost email evidence is an emerging trend
CHARLESTON — In a new filing about digital evidence that was purged in a lawsuit over West Virginia’s foster care system, plaintiffs’ attorneys acknowledge the circumstances aren’t exactly the same […]
2 charged after toddler has surgery for spider bite
BY MIKE NOLTING A man and woman are facing charges after a toddler was flown to a Morgantown hospital with a severely infected spider bite. Deputies from the Marion County […]
Brockway shooting victim former member of Maryland Bloods gang subset
The victim of a deadly shooting on Brockway Avenue in Morgantown early Nov. 20 had previously been federally convicted under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act for conspiracy […]
