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Preston deputies charge Huntington woman with felony child neglect

KINGWOOD — A Huntington woman is charged with endangering a 1-year-old child by leaving him near dangerous substances while she was unconscious. Laura Sue Young, 36, was charged with felony child neglect creating risk of injury by Preston Sheriff’s Deputy T.A. Nestor. According to ...

Murder case to be presented to grand jury

The case against a man charged with first-degree murder will move on to Monongalia County Circuit Court and be presented to a grand jury. Michael Corney is accused of shooting and killing Chadwick Malone on Pennsylvania Avenue, near Pietro Street, on Sept. 23. Corney was arrested on Oct. ...

Sheriff Dept. hosts Drug Take Back Day

If you have unneeded, unwanted or expired prescriptions at home but are unsure how to best dispose of them, you’ll have the opportunity to do so safely   Saturday.  That goes for medications you’d rather not have in the house, as well. Saturday is the 19th National Drug ...

National Drug Take Back Day partnership

Newsroom@DominionPost.com  West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his office will be involved in this weekend’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by partnering with the Morgantown Police Department, along with other law enforcement and substance abuse prevention groups across West Virginia. A representative from the Attorney General’s Office will assist in staffing a take back site from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Kroger, 1851 Earl L. Core Road. The office has participated in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription ...

Lawyers argue constitutionality of Gov. closure orders

WHEELING — A federal judge in Wheeling will decide within a week if Gov. Jim Justice’s executive orders that forced Monongalia County bars to close and continue to restrict their operation are constitutional. The hearing was part of the ongoing lawsuit filed by a dozen Monongalia ...