Regional jail costs have risen. Read more about the cost to Mon and Preston counties and what officials think could ease the burden HERE By Will Dean and Kathy Plum Newsroom@DominionPost.com State law makes counties responsible for regional jail bills for all people from ...
KINGWOOD — A Preston County assistant prosecutor said she will seek a grand jury indictment for a second murder against Andrew Woods Prudnick. Assistant Prosecutor Megan Fields made the statement during a bond modification hearing Wednesday in Preston County Magistrate ...
Think about those once-dilapidated warehouses now transformed into the bustling Wharf District. Or the city’s walking and biking paths that were once a tangle of rusted rails and tumbling banks along the Monongahela River. Consider Mylan Park and its now-destination ...
A judge sanctioned Daren Bieniek for committing multiple probation violations and sentenced him to 60 days in jail Monday. The state requested Chief Judge Cindy Scott revoke Bieniek’s probation after a surprise home inspection by a probation officer in September found Bieniek ...
Former police officer says he needs no chief deputy, can do both jobs KINGWOOD — Sheriff Paul “Moe” Pritt said he’s looking forward to the next four years as sheriff. Pritt, who was recently elected Preston County sheriff, spent more than 27 years as a police officer ...
As the pandemic continues to affect inmates and workers at U.S. Bureau of Prisons facilities in Preston and Monongalia counties, staff at both are coping without additional manpower or compensation. By the numbers According to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons website, as of Thursday, USP ...
