State withdraws two liens against Justice’s Greenbrier Hotel

July 29, 2024

The State of West Virginia has withdrawn two liens against The Greenbrier Hotel, which is owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family, that were originally put in place over unpaid sales taxes. The two liens withdrawn this month in Greenbrier County together amount to $897,615. One lien of $566,800 was withdrawn on July 16. Another lien of $330,815 was withdrawn July 8. A tax lien is a legal claim against the assets of a person or business who fails to pay taxes owed. Merchants collect sales taxes from customers but that’s never their money. It’s the customer’s money ...

Preston County man charged after firing gun close to houses

July 25, 2024

Deputies in Preston County arrested an Aurora man Wednesday after he allegedly fired a gun within a few feet of his residence with two small children inside.  According to a criminal complaint, when deputies responded to a shots-fired call on Brookside Drive they met and subsequently ...

Morgantown Man charged with third-degree sexual assault with preteen girl

July 23, 2024

A Morgantown man was  charged with third-degree sexual assault after allegedly having sex with  a 12-year-old girl.   Also,  a Morgantown couple was charged with child abuse after a juvenile in their care said the pair used a belt as a form of ...

Former North Elementary principal enters new plea

July 22, 2024

Natalie Webb, the former principal of North Elementary School in Morgantown, was back in court Monday afternoon with defense attorney Tyler Slavey.  In October 2023, Webb was found guilty of failing to report the abuse of a student in Monongalia County Magistrate Court following ...

19-year-old Maryland man accused of Mountain Valley murder

July 19, 2024

The name of the 21-year-old victim of a deadly shooting early July 11 was released Friday by the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department, more than one week after the shooting.    A 19-year-old Maryland man was named as the suspected shooter. Investigators believe the suspect, Arnold ...

Hearing continued for man accused of wife’s murder

July 17, 2024

Court proceedings in the case of a Cheat Lake man accused of killing his wife on April 19 were continued Wednesday in Monongalia County Magistrate Court.  On April 25, Rick Allen Cordes, 50, of Morgantown, was charged with first-degree murder, nearly a week after an alleged altercation ...