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Monongalia County Indictments

The following individuals were among those recently indicted by the Monongalia County grand jury:   Burns, Andrew, breaking and entering.  Vasquez, Daniel, robbery in the second degree.  Davis Jr., David, failure to register as sex offender or provide notice of ...

Former Westover councilman facing charges

A former Westover City Council member faces domestic assault and battery charges following an incident on Sunday. According to the criminal complaint filed by Westover police, a woman walked into the Westover Police Station at around 6:50 p.m. Sunday to press charges against her husband, ...

Terra Alta man charged with attempted murder

A Preston County man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after police say he deliberately tried to run over two people with his truck following an argument at a Terra Alta convenience store in April.  According to court records, on April 28, Dana Franklin Loughrie, ...

Mon County indictments include murder, attempted murder

Arraignments began this week in Monongalia County Circuit Court for those indicted during the grand jury session earlier this month on May 15 – 17.  May’s grand jury delivered 126 indictments against 118 individuals for crimes ranging from shoplifting and fraud to malicious ...

Westover police investigate mall jewelry heist

Police in Westover say it took about three minutes for three individuals to steal thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from the Zales jewelry store in the Morgantown Mall on Saturday, May 25.   Westover Police Chief Joe Adams said investigators believe the three suspects, ...