A Morgantown man faces decades in prison after he was found guilty of burglary, second-degree sexual assault, strangulation, domestic battery and harassment during a two-day trial in Monongalia County Circuit Court this week before Judge Cindy S. Scott. Court records show on March 17, ...
Police were called after a man allegedly made terroristic threats to employees at the Morgantown Municipal Court Tuesday. According to the Morgantown Police Department, Paul Vincent Wilburn, 54, of Morgantown told court clerks that he would get a gun and shoot them. Wilburn also made ...
The former chief operating officer of Wedgewood Physicians Inc., as well as a former physician, are facing federal bank fraud charges after authorities say they stole more than $650,000 from the medical practice. According to the indictment, from approximately January 2016 to around ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice called a state of emergency over staffing in West Virginia jails in August and called for better pay during his State of the State address in January. Yet the regular legislative session ended without improvement in pay for corrections officers beyond the across-the-board raises that other state workers are to receive. Asked about next steps Monday, the governor said he still needs time to consider what to do. He noted that legislation reflecting more money specifically for corrections officers ran aground during the regular session. “Let’s ...
Two men were taken into custody Saturday after allegedly taking a vehicle at gunpoint and leading police on a pursuit through areas of Morgantown and Kingwood Pike. The owner of the stolen vehicle told law enforcement he was riding in his 2015 Honda Accord with Michael Allen McHenry, 21, ...
MORGANTOWN – Monongalia will have six magistrates following the 2024 election. And Preston County will have two circuit judges through a realignment of county circuits. Those changes come via a bill, HB 3332, passed on Saturday, the last day of the legislative session. The Senate ...
