Circuit judge announces retirement plans

March 8, 2023

BY MIKE NOLTING Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Susan Tucker has submitted her resignation to Gov. Jim Justice effective April 28 at midnight. Tucker was elected to Division One of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in 2008 and re-elected in 2016, making her the most senior circuit court judge in the county. This is the second retirement of a circuit court judge in Monongalia County in recent months. Judge Phillip Gaujot retired and was replaced by then-Monongalia County prosecutor Perri Jo DeChristopher, who was appointed by Gov. Justice. Monongalia County Public ...

Preston County man charged with kidnapping, malicious assault

March 7, 2023

A Preston County man is facing kidnapping and malicious assault charges after an alleged domestic incident with a female victim. On Feb. 27, West Virginia State troopers were dispatched to Bruceton Mills after a caller reported a woman was walking down Sugar Valley Road, near Hudson Road, ...

Senate insulin copay cap bill sparks long House debate, citing fears of premium hikes

March 3, 2023

MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates spent nearly an hour debating the Senate bill to cap the copay for insulin and devices for patients with diabetes. Opponents foresee unintended economic consequences. Both sides drew on personal stories of people living with diabetes and other diseases ...

Connecticut man facing multiple charges after resisting drug arrest

March 3, 2023

A Connecticut man is facing multiple charges after police say he became combative during an arrest for possession of marijuana and provided them with a fake driver's license. Granville Police were called to the University Town Centre Walmart Friday morning to check into a suspicious white ...

House holds long debate on adding coal to Senate bill promoting gas-fired power projects

March 2, 2023

MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates on Thursday took up a Senate bill aimed at promoting the state's natural gas industry and spent about 45 minutes debating an amendment to also promote coal – reflecting the not always friendly tension of the sometimes rival industries. In other House ...

Human remains discovered in Cheat Lake area

March 2, 2023

The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department reported Thursday that human remains were discovered in the Cheat Lake area earlier this week.  According to a press release, deputies and detectives, as well as Mon EMS and a representative from the Medical Examiner’s Office, were ...