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Stolen envelope led to Cahill’s resignation

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice has a definite opinion about a bank envelope that wound up in the wrong hands on May 29, 2021. “Basically any way you cut it, that money was stolen,” the governor said. The incident the governor was discussing was a big factor in last week’s resignation of Jan Cahill, who had been West Virginia State Police superintendent for the past six years. The basic facts are relatively straightforward. But interpretations of the initial actions by the man who temporarily wound up with the money and the more recent response by authorities have been ...

Dalton civil service hearing continues in Westover

A month after Westover Civil Service Commissioners Justin White, Jessica Thompson and Robert Berryman heard the first two days of testimony in the civil service hearing for former Westover Police Officer Aaron Dalton, the third day concluded Friday after nearly eight hours of witness ...

Pocius takes the bench

Newly appointed Monongalia County Magistrate Judge J. Timothy Pocius, along with his new assistant Heather Field, was sworn in Friday morning by Chief Circuit Court Judge Perri Jo DeChristopher before a small crowd at the Monongalia County Justice Center.  Pocius, who will ...

Law enforcement make largest meth bust in state

BY JARETT LEWIS CHARLESTON — Local and federal law enforcement made a significant seizure of drugs Wednesday in Charleston. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Will Thompson said 30 federal indictments were returned after an eight-month long investigation into a historic drug bust in the state. “It is the largest methamphetamine seizure in West Virginia history,” Thompson said at the Robert C. Byrd United States Courthouse in Charleston. The attorney said they don’t know exactly how many pounds of meth were seized, but Thompson said it’s well ...

State police super starts trying to steady the ship

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s interim State Police superintendent says his work is cut out for him. Jack Chambers took over the role this week following the abrupt resignation of his predecessor, Jan Cahill, while multifaceted investigations continue and while needing to assess the top layer of agency leadership. “It’s a task. It’s a big task,” Chambers said Thursday on MetroNews’ “Talkline.” “But I appreciate the governor having confidence in me to put me in the position. I start down the list: There’s a lot of good things going on, and we do have some areas ...

Morgantown Police arrested a man on drug charges Wednesday morning after conducting a traffic stop on a vehicle that had a busted-out rear driver’s side window. The vehicle was also seen driving left of the center line.  According to the police report, after stopping the Honda Odyssey ...