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Terra Alta mayor charged with falsifying document

KINGWOOD — Preston Prosecutor Melvin C. Snyder III has charged Terra Alta Mayor Robert DeLauder with falsifying his request for a public defender. DeLauder is charged with false swearing and perjury. According to the criminal complaint filed by Snyder, DeLauder didn’t list his ...

Residents voice concerns after suit over civil rights violations

By Gabriella Brown  Newsroom@DominionPost.com  WESTOVER —  Lynda Marlin said as a resident of Westover, she feels unprotected. Marlin was one of several city residents who voiced  concerns during Westover City Council’s Monday night meeting. Those concerns centered on   body camera footage released in 2019,  allegedly showing Westover Police officer Zachary Fecsko  using excessive force during the arrest of Andre Howton, also a Westover resident. One resident said he has trouble sleeping now. Another wants council to form a citizen ...

Tunnelton man accused of sexual assault

KINGWOOD — A 22-year-old Tunnelton man is in jail on charges he allegedly filmed a sexual act with a 15-year-old. Tyler Bryon Hillery was in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail Monday in lieu of $75,000 bond. He is charged with third-degree sexual assault, distribution and display of obscene ...

Former employee sues WVU Research Corp.

The West Virginia Research Corp. is being sued by a former employee who alleges she faced discrimination before being fired. Bruce P. Sparks, director of technology transfer, and WVU  are also named as defendants. Katherine E. Cappellari filed the suit last week in Monongalia County ...

Area man pleads to hiding fugitive

Newsroom@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG — Paul Chibuzo, of Morgantown, admitted to charges related to hiding a fugitive, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Chibuzo,  24, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of harboring and concealing a federal fugitive and one count of false statement to federal agent. Chibuzo admitted to hiding Donquale Gray in Morgantown from March 1-6. Gray was wanted by the U.S. Marshal Service on a felony charge. Chibuzo lied to authorities about speaking with Gray and knowing he was wanted in February 2019. Chibuzo faces up to five years ...

Apartment sued over black mold

MORGANTOWN -- A WVU student is suing the property management company and owners of Campus Evolution Villages (CEV) because water damage and black mold in her room was ignored and the room left uninhabitable. The plaintiff, Shelby Hough, names The Varde Scratch and Dent Holdco, the ...