The upcoming jury trial for Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Kuretza will now be held at the United States District Court in Wheeling after maintenance work scheduled at the original venue in Clarksburg threatened to further delay the proceedings. Kuretza is accused of ...
CHARLESTON — Former Supreme Court Justice Warren McGraw died Wednesday. He was 84. A public servant for more than 50 years, Justice McGraw most recently was a circuit judge in the Twenty-Seventh Judicial Circuit (Wyoming County). He retired on June 21, 2021 — the West Virginia Day holiday— and died on Flag Day. Also a former president of the West Virginia Senate, he was one of only a handful of people who served at the top of two separate branches of government. At the time of his retirement, he indicated physical impairments due to Parkinson’s Disease led him to make the ...
A Tunnelton man is facing multiple felony charges after law enforcement agents with the West Virginia State Police and the Preston County Sheriff’s Department executed several search warrants at a Senior Drive residence on Tuesday. Police initially arrived at the property to serve ...
CLARKSBURG — A Bridgeport man has admitted to accepting nearly $650,000 in fraudulent COVID-19 relief funding. James Nolte, 52, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of wire fraud. Nolte admitted to improperly securing CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for businesses he reportedly owned by falsely representing wages, staff, and tax returns. Nolte received $645,747 in fraudulent loans for PGO Veterans Services, PG Health, RJS Catering, and Dental Care Plus. Nolte is facing up to 20 years in prison. He will be sentenced at a later date. A federal district court judge ...
CowGirlz Lounge on Earl L. Core Road in Dellslow was the scene of several arrests Saturday evening after police received multiple reports of shots being exchanged in the Sabraton area. Three people were arrested, with additional charges expected to be filed. The incident ...
A Morgantown woman, Danielle Marie Drew, 35, was arrested Wednesday evening after Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the scene of a physical altercation at Glen Abbey Townhomes off Van Voorhis Road. According to the criminal complaint filed by Deputy Logan ...
