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Mon attorney disbarred by supreme court

Former area attorney Michael Sharley was disbarred by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Sharley was admitted to the West Virginia State Bar in 1993 and practiced law in Monongalia County. On Oct. 11, 2019, he pleaded guilty in Monongalia County Circuit Court to contributing to ...

Family says discovered remains belong to missing person

A body found near Trope Hill Road on Thursday is that of James “Travis” Price, 31, according to his family. However, Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer would not confirm that information Friday. Price’s father, Jim Price, said he’s unhappy with the way the sheriff’s office ...

Another death possible, pending review Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — Autopsy results show the July death of a Mount Olive Correctional Complex inmate from an underlying health condition also involved COVID-19 complications. A more recent Mount Olive inmate death, meanwhile, ...

17 charged in heroin, crack cocaine distribution operation

Newsroom@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG — Seventeen people were charged with drug distribution in early September in a one-count indictment, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Sixteen of the defendants were arrested in a multi-agency operation Tuesday. Those charged and arrested for ...

Kingwood man charged under “revenge porn” statute

KINGWOOD— A Preston County man was charged with criminal invasion of privacy for allegedly posting nude photos of a woman on a porn website without her permission. Rodney Keith Moats, 34, of Kingwood, was charged this week. He was freed on $500 bond. According to a criminal complaint ...