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State Police super says he was railroaded

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia State Police superintendent who resigned this week said he is a scapegoat over a multifaceted investigation of the agency. “No doubt I was going to be dismissed if I hadn’t,” Jan Cahill said of his Monday morning resignation. “I’ll just be quite candid about that. So, yes, very unhappy about how things went down. I do think things have been completely misrepresented and distorted.” Cahill has been superintendent since the Justice administration took office in 2017. Gov. Jim Justice announced Cahill’s resignation Monday at an ...

Preston county woman accused of choking toddler amidst domestic dispute

A Kingwood woman is in custody after an alleged domestic incident involving an adult male and a 2-year-old child. According to the criminal complaint, Kingwood Police officers were dispatched to an Oak Street residence around 11 p.m. Saturday for a reported domestic fight.  On scene, ...

Investigation involves recording device in women’s locker room

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice, during a Monday press conference, described three areas of inquiry into the West Virginia State Police. They involve video recordings in a state police women’s locker room several years ago, the involvement of a trooper in a theft at a casino and an ...

Sheriff confirms recovered human remains to be missing Cheat Lake man

Family members of missing Englishman Bryn Hargreaves, who was living in the Morgantown area, disclosed via social media on Sunday that the human remains found last month in a wooded area off of South Pierpont Road in Monongalia County were confirmed to belong to the former professional rugby ...

Supreme Court travels to law school

The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia will hear arguments at the West Virginia University College of Law Tuesday. The Supreme Court usually hears an argument docket at the law school once each spring. Doors will open at 9 a.m. and arguments will begin at 10 a.m. in the Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom at the College of Law. The event is free and open to the public. Justices John Hutchison, Tim Armstead, William R. Wooton and C. Haley Bunn are graduates of the WVU College of Law. The court will hear the following cases in Morgantown: Rule 20 Arguments 10 a.m., ...

Man arrested after attempting to flee from police in Preston County

A Morgantown man is being held at Tygart Valley Regional Jail after he allegedly attempted to flee from law enforcement Wednesday evening in Preston County, crashing his vehicle multiple times. Sgt. W.T. McNair, with Preston County Sheriff’s Department, reported he was traveling on W.Va. ...