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Tractor trailer crash shut down W. Va. 7 Monday morning

Part of W. Va. 7 was closed for several hours on Monday morning because of a crash involving a tractor trailer. The crash occurred about 5:30 a.m. on the hogback turn -- where W. Va. 7 turns from Brockway Avenue to Earl L. Core Road - when the driver of a tractor trailer carrying gravel ...

New Jersey man killed in I-68 accident in Preston

BRUCETON MILLS — A New jersey man was killed in an accident that tied up traffic on Interstate 68 for hours Sunday. According to a press release from West Virginia State Police, Kanhai A. John, 42, of Jersey City, was driving a tractor trailer truck carrying Piperidine, a “highly ...

Dunkin’ Donuts ex-manager, company sued for sex harassment

MORGANTOWN -- The former general manager of the Sabraton Dunkin’ Donuts and the company that owns the store have been sued by a former employee who said she was subjected to a “campaign of sexual harassment.” Plaintiff Joanna Roller filed the suit, which names Robert Garrison and ...

2 Detroit men arrested for drug possession

Two Detroit men were arrested by the Mon Metro Drug Task Force on Friday. Germaine Diontae Henley, 21, and Lamont Demonta-Owens Graham, 20, are each charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and conspiracy to commit a drug crime. On Friday, the task force searched an apartment on Van Voorhis Road, near the intersection with West Run Road, according to a criminal complaint. Henley and Graham were both inside the home, according to the complaint. Officers found “large dealer quantities of cocaine base (crack) and heroin," as ...

3 charged with alleged drug sales

KINGWOOD — Three people have been charged by state police in connection with alleged drug sales in Terra Alta. According to  criminal complaints by Cpl. J.T. Wood, he received a tip that illegal drugs were being sold at a 4th Street address. He  went there  at 9:47 p.m. Wednesday. According to criminal complaints: Christine Nichol Hanlin, 35, of Piedmont, came outside and tried to throw or hide a small container that held about 2 grams of meth. A search warrant was obtained for the Terra Alta home, which is listed on complaints as Hanlin and Wayne Allen Moyer ...

City pays $15K to 2 former police officers

Lawsuit settled out of court; allegations remain ‘wholly denied’ KINGWOOD — The City of Kingwood paid out a total of $15,000 to two former officers who sued the town.  The Dominion Post obtained copies of the settlement through a Freedom of Information Act request. In the suit, former city officers Todd Nestor and Felix Thorn said they were forced to resign in April 2018 because they were investigating “high profile” people for alleged drug violations. They settled out of court with the city last month. The settlement was covered through the city’s ...