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Two arrested, drugs seized, after police find stolen vehicle

Finding a stolen vehicle led the Monongalia County Sheriff's Office to search a hotel room and seize multiple kinds of drugs. Joshua Witt, 34, and Kaylee Rice, 26, are each charged with three counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance — for methamphetamine, ...

State Police arrest 2 at Appalachian Hotel

KINGWOOD — Two Rowlesburg residents were charged with possession of a controlled substance Saturday.  Andrew Plum and Katherine Jones were arrested at the Appalachian Hotel by West Virginia State Police after a call was made about a disturbance. “They (Plum and Jones) checked ...

Man who had standoff with police last March sentenced to prison

The convicted sex offender involved in a stand-off with police on North Willey Street in March 2020 was sentenced to prison Tuesday. Christopher Phillips previously pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. ...

State police arrest three for armed robbery

MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia State Police have arrested and charged three men for robbing a man at gunpoint in his home. Shane Thomason, 20, Jalen McKissick, 25, and Nasaiah Thomason, 19, are each charged with first-degree robbery, burglary, conspiracy, and wanton endangerment ...

Man sentenced to prison for abusing minor

MORGANTOWN — A Morgantown man convicted of sexually abusing a minor was sentenced to prison Monday. A jury convicted Kenneth Hager, 50, of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or person of trust, and first-degree sexual abuse, following a three-day trial in October 2020. On Monday, ...