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Justice company helicopter was moved right before court order, says pursuing party

CHARLESTON — The company going after a helicopter owned by Gov. Jim Justice’s family coal operation wants to know why it isn’t where it’s supposed to be and why it shouldn’t be entitled to take possession. Caroleng Investments Limited, parent company to the Russian mining company Mechel that bought and sold properties with Justice, is seeking the seizure over a debt now amounting to about $13 million already recognized and awarded in the federal court system. U.S. marshals were directed in a federal court filing last Thursday to move toward getting the helicopter at the ...

MPD hopeful to lead women to their “blue” calling with open house

The Morgantown Police Department hosted its first open house for women Wednesday evening at the Morgantown Public Safety Training Facility on Earl L. Core Road to encourage local women to learn more about working in law enforcement.  In 2022, the Morgantown Police Department became a ...

Suspect in Morgantown shooting found in Virginia

The suspect from a shooting incident on Water Street in Morgantown last month has been located and taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service.  According to an update from the Morgantown Police Department, detectives working the case were able to identify the suspect as Harry ...

Mon deputies searching for missing Morgantown woman

Local authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a 32-year-old woman who was reported missing last week in Morgantown. A press release authorized by Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer said Melanie Marie Gardner, 32, of Morgantown, was last seen Oct. 3 driving a black ...

Star City PD to purchase new cruisers with DOJ grant

STAR CITY — Residents of Star City will soon see some new police cruisers on the street thanks to a grant the town received from the Department of Justice (DOJ). The $278,730 grant was part of the DOJ Rural and Small Department Violent Crime Reduction Program, which supports rural ...

Marshals sent to seize helicopter owned by Jim Justice business

CHARLESTON — U.S. marshals are being instructed to seize a 2009 Bell helicopter belonging to a company owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family because of unpaid debt. Caroleng Investments Limited, parent company to the Russian mining company Mechel that bought and sold properties with Justice, is seeking the seizure over a debt of $8.4 million already recognized and awarded in the federal court system. A supplemental writ of execution filed in federal court Thursday instructs marshals to seize the helicopter located at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport in Virginia “or ...