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Men accused of breaking into home, attacking man

Two men are accused of breaking into a house on Fife Avenue, attacking a man and destroy items on Saturday in retaliation for an incident a week earlier. Richard W. Gaskill Jr., 20, and Peter M. Hogan, 22, both of New Jersey, are charged with burglary and conspiracy to inflict injury by ...

Parents of 6 children file $10M federal lawsuit

KINGWOOD — Parents of six children  filed a $10 million federal lawsuit against Preston Circuit Judge Steve Shaffer and three others, saying their constitutional rights were violated.  Scott Richard Nestor and Celina Dawn Sansone filed suit against Shaffer, Preston Assistant ...

Supreme Court rejects man’s argument

Defendant claims he should never have to face charges KINGWOOD — The State Supreme Court rejected a Preston County man’s argument that because he wasn’t tried within three terms of court on a 2017 indictment, he should never have to face the charges.  The court issued its ruling ...

Waste Truck Crashes

Newsroom@DominionPost.com  The driver of a waste management truck lost control of his vehicle and crashed Thursday morning while traveling south on Grafton Road, Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer said. Palmer said the driver was extricated from the vehicle and taken to J.W. ...

Landlord placed on home arrest

State argues man violated his parole Gary Walden, a landlord convicted of sexual abuse and stealing from a tenant, was put on home confinement Thursday until a hearing can be held to determine if his parole should be revoked. Judge John Henning found there was probable cause for such a ...

Brother of man killed in crash sues driver

The brother of a 64-year-old Morgantown man killed in a motorcycle crash in July has sued the Pennsylvania man police said was at fault for the fatal wreck. Mariana S. Tubolino, brother and administrator of the estate of John Tubolino, filed the lawsuit against Zachary Tyler Duritsky in ...