One of the two men accused in the 2022 murder of Matthew Moore has entered into a plea agreement prior to a trial set to begin next week. On February 26, Arlo Whitehead Romano, 44, agreed to enter a plea of guilty to murder of the second degree, a lesser charge than murder in the ...
BY MIKE NOLTING Former WVU Vice President Rob Alsop has joined the Jackson Kelly law firm. Alsop will work out of the large firm’s Morgantown office concentrating on things like economic development and higher education law. “I am excited for the firm and our clients to have someone of Rob’s character, experience and knowledge join Jackson Kelly,” Jackson Kelly Managing Member Bob Tweel said in a release. “To bring in his ability to understand and assist clients in both the private and public sectors, and bridge those gaps, is invaluable.” Alsop, who focused on ...
Following a 107-page report released earlier this month by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) detailing its evaluation of issues surrounding inmate deaths at federal prisons, the OIG expressed concerns. The OIG released a separate memorandum notifying the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) institutions of specific issues pertaining to Special Housing Unit (SHU) logs used to record the mandatory rounds by corrections officers (CO) and how long those logs are retained. According to the OIG, concerns regarding the policies came to light during its ...
Attorneys on both sides of a nearly four-year-old lawsuit involving two men who were switched at birth in 1942 at an Upshur County argued their respective cases Thursday morning, during a pre-trial motion hearing before Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Paul Gwaltney. John William ...
CHARLESTON — Charleston City Police announced Wednesday that an internal investigation is underway to determine if city police officers handled a Tuesday night traffic stop of state Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston appropriately. A CPD statement said and off-duty state police trooper saw Wriston driving erratically on the east end of Charleston at about 11 p.m. Tuesday. City officers stopped him on Interstate 77, near Daniel Boone Park a few minutes later. “The driver was identified as Jimmy Wriston,” the CPD statement said. “Mr. Wriston was not charged or cited for ...
KINGWOOD — The Preston County courthouse was once again a point of discussion during a Tuesday meeting of the Preston County Commission. Water was found on the ground floor, which was causing damage to the building. Commissioner Hunter Thomas suggested consulting with the county’s architects from the Mills Group. He said he believed it was important that the external repair to the foundation take place as soon as possible. Commission President Don Smith agreed, saying that repairing the outside of the building was most important. “Repairing the outside will increase ...
