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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 ...

Preston Grand Jury indicts Terra Alta mayor, others

KINGWOOD — The mayor of Terra Ala was among those indicted by the final Preston County Grand Jury of 2020 on Tuesday. Mayor Robert Anthony DeLauder, 55, was indicted on a charge of damaging or destroying telecommunications or cable service. In August, Preston Prosecuting Attorney ...

High court upholds Tewalt’s strangulation conviction

Denies circuit's lifetime protection order for victim KINGWOOD — The State Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of Steven Tewalt and denied his motion for a new trial but reversed a part of the lower court’s ruling. The high court said it was inappropriate for Preston Circuit ...