The cries of correctional officers and staff members at the Federal Corrections Complex (FCC) Hazelton are getting louder as they fight for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to act on what they describe as dangerous staffing shortages that could potentially put lives at risk. The ...
One person died Thursday afternoon in an accident the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office says involved a pickup truck and a dirt bike. According to a press release from Sheriff Perry Palmer, deputies responded to an accident on Henderson Hollow Road in Core shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday. Mon EMS, Cassville Volunteer Fire Department and an accident reconstructionist also responded to the scene. The accident remains under investigation, but according to the sheriff's release, it is believed the driver of the dirt bike was traveling east on a single-lane, gravel road and the pickup ...
A Morgantown man was indicted by a federal grand jury this week following an FBI investigation into his possession and receipt of child pornography. According to United States District Court records, Christopher Harp, 38, of Morgantown, was charged on Tuesday with three counts of ...
A surgeon with Mon Health Medical Center appeared twice in Monongalia County Magistrate Court this week for hearings regarding domestic battery and violation of protective order charges from earlier this year. Court records show on Feb. 1, Dr. Alexander Nagy, who is listed as a ...
A group of Westover residents are expressing outrage after a growing number of community cats have been found dead, all showing signs they may have been poisoned. While it is hard to say exactly how many cats from this particular colony have been killed or injured, residents in the Dunkard ...
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia announced Monday the death of Senior Status Judge Robert B. Stone. Stone served as a circuit judge in Monongalia County for 24 years and was a senior status judge for almost 15 years. He died Monday at age 79. “Bob Stone was a pillar of the judicial community in the state of West Virginia. He worked tirelessly during his time as a judge and as a senior status judge to improve our system of judging and our dedication to the rule of law. He will be missed. My condolences to his family and friends,” said Supreme Court Justice ...
