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Kingwood settles out of court with two former city police officers

KINGWOOD — A lawsuit filed by two former police officers against the City of Kingwood and Mayor Jean Guillot has been dismissed by mutual agreement. In the suit Todd Nestor and Felix Thorn said they were forced to resign in April 2018 because they were investigating “high profile” ...

MD woman charged with selling meth

KINGWOOD — A Maryland woman is charged with selling meth to an undercover Preston Sheriff’s  deputy on three occasions.  Emily J. Armstrong, 36, of Accident, Md., was in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail Monday in lieu of $25,000 bond.   She is charged with three counts of delivery of a controlled substance, which is a felony. According to a criminal complaint, on Feb. 26, Armstrong sold 18.2 grams of meth to the officer for $300; on March 12 she sold 1.9 grams of meth for $90; and on March 16, sold 2.4 grams of meth for $125. That’s a total of 22.5 grams ...

One dead in Grafton Road crash

MORGANTOWN -- One person is dead after a collision on Grafton Road at the intersection of Scott Avenue on Monday afternoon. The car vs. motorcycle crash was reported to MECCA 911 at 2:42 p.m. When The Dominion Post arrived on scene, emergency personnel were performing CPR on a person ...

Injured rock climber rescued after fall

MORGANTOWN -- An injured rock climber was rescued near Coopers Rock State Forest on Friday. The man was climbing with his daughter about a half mile into the woods off of Interstate 68 westbound, near mile marker 12, according to Brookhaven Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jimmy Lipscomb. ...

Three accused on drug charges in Preston County

KINGWOOD — Three people who said they traveled from Ohio to meet someone in Preston County face drug charges after police said they found meth in the vehicle in which the three were traveling. Andrew James Taylor, 36, of Akron, Ohio; Joseph Robert Bondurant, 38, of Akron, Ohio; and ...