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Pa. man sentenced for role in Morgantown drug operation

DPNews@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG –  A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania man was sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking organization that distributed large amounts of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine in the Northern District of West Virginia, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey ...

Westover man charged in overnight stabbing

DPNews@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN – At approximately midnight Tuesday, Monongalia County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched by MECCA 9-1-1 to the Chestnut Ridge Road area following reports of a stabbing. Upon arrival, deputies located the victim, identified as Marvin Strahin, 46, ...

Former federal CO admits to taking bribes

DPNews@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG – A former corrections officer at Federal Corrections Institution (FCI) Morgantown has admitted to accepting bribes from inmates in exchange for contraband, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Elaina Massey, 41, of Roanoke, West Virginia, pled ...

Morgantown man sentenced on child porn charges

DPNews@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG – A Morgantown man will spend the next 20 years in federal prison for multiple counts of receiving and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Christopher Harp, 41, was sentenced Thursday to 240 months in prison. Harp ...

WVU law students see US 4th Circuit Appeals Court in action

dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – WVU law students got a live look at the workings of a federal court Wednesday morning. The U.S. Fourth Circuit Appeals Court came to the law school to hear oral arguments in the appeals of three cases. Students filled the auditorium, forms on their ...